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Why is a longer antenna needed to produce a low-frequency radio wave than to produce a high-frequency radio wave?

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For electromagnetic waves to be produced, the electrons in the antenna oscillate along its entire length, with the frequency of oscillation matching that of the frequency of the emitted EM waves.

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