is it like ultrasound? where you have low frequencies penetrate better than high frequencies?
2007-01-21 16:24:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Generally speaking, higher frequencies of EM radiation penetrate better (they are more energetic; E = hν). However, this is a gross over-simplification - it depends on what substance you're trying to penetrate. Different substances are (more or less) opaque to different frequencies.
2007-01-21 16:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by Scarlet Manuka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the most part yes frequency is related to penetration. As an example Gamma radiation is the highest level of frequency on the order of 300EHz and has the energy of 1 MeV. As a result it has one of the highest level of penetration from all the frequency's
2007-01-21 16:56:07 · answer #2 · answered by pezeveng3319 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋