All of the following statements concerning light are true except A) High frequency radiation such as gamma rays and X-rays, which have long wavelengths, are high energy. B) A wavelength is the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave. C) $\lambda$ = c/$\nu$ D) When light interacts with matter, it does so in discrete packets of energy called photons. E) The intensity of electromagnetic radiation is proportional to a².

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Gamma rays and X-rays actually have short wavelengths, not long wavelengths, and they are indeed high energy. This makes statement A incorrect.

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