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The visible region of the spectrum ranges from 400–700 nm, which corresponds to frequencies of 7 × 1014–4 × 1014 Hz. Radiation at the low-energy high-wavelength end of the spectrum is perceived as red, while that at the high-energy part of the spectrum is blue. The spectral region between 180–400 nm corresponds to the ultraviolet (UV) region.
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Gordon, M.H., Macrae, R. (1987). UV—visible spectrophotometry. In: Instrumental Analysis in the Biological Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1521-6_6
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