Some Frequencies and Wavelengths of Common Electromagnetic Waves

Type

Frequency

Wavelength

power lines 60 Hz 5 x 106 m (about 3100 miles)
television 1 MHz 300 m
radar 1 GHz 0.3 m
infrared radiation 3 x 1013 Hz 10-5 m
visible light 5 x 1014 Hz 0.6 micrometers
ultraviolet radiation 1015 Hz 0.3 micrometers
gamma rays 3 x 1020 Hz 0.01 angstrom

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