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Name the waves (a) of lowest wavelength, (b) used for taking photographs in dark, (c) produced by changes in the nucleus of an atom, (d) of wavelength nearly 0-1 nm.

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(i) Gamma rays
(ii) Infrared rays
(iii) Gamma rays
(iv) X-rays
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