In the 1860s, Maxwell derived a set of mathematical equations that described electromagnetic waves that could have different wavelengths. These waves, which include visible light, have since been shown to
A) have no wavelength limit, either short or long.
B) have no upper wavelength limit, but waves cannot exist with wavelengths smaller than an atom.
C) have no short wavelength limit, but waves cannot exist with wavelengths longer than about the diameter of Earth.
D) exist only over a wavelength range from infrared to ultraviolet radiation.

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Maxwell's equations predict that electromagnetic waves can have any wavelength, without theoretical limits on either the long or short end of the spectrum.

In the 1860s, Maxwell Derived a Set of Mathematical Equations