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Is all radiation harmful What if any are some good forms of radiation?
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∙ 11y ago
-- Radiation at frequencies below 1.7 MHz is good because it helps us hear the news on AM radio.
-- Radiation at frequencies between 88 and 108 MHz helps us hear music on FM radio.
-- Radiation at frequencies around 1 GHz helps us make cell phone calls.
-- Radiation at frequencies around 2.45 GHz helps us heat meatloaf and make popcorn,
and it can't hurt us if we're careful with it.
-- Radiation with wavelengths between 400 and 800 nanometers is good because
it helps us see things so that we don't go around bumping into them.
-- Radiation with wavelengths between 300 and 400 nanometers can give our skin
a nice healthy glow, and it can't hurt us if we're careful with it.
-- Radiation with wavelengths between 100 and 300 nanometers can help the doctor
check our bones, and it can't hurt us if we're careful with it.
-- Radiation with wavelengths less than maybe 350 nanometers can hurt us
if we're not careful with it.
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Many types of radiation cannot penetrate earth's atmosphere. While this may limit astronomers how does it actually help humans?
Although this hampers astronomers abilities to some extent, it greatly helps the human race by blocking some harmful types of radiation. If all types of radiation from space were allowed to pass through the atmosphere, it is highly unlikely that life forms could exist on Earth.
Why is UV light potentially harmful?
Ultra-violet rays is a type of radiation. Over exposure can cause sunburns and types of skin cancers. UV Rays come from the sun. Consider the how intense the suns heat is. It's the heat and radiation that makes it harmful. In a comedic sense, UV Rays will cook you alive, however, that is quite gruesome. It burns your skin. UV Rays don't cause the same effects as Radiation such as Gamma rays, but they can cause severe skin cancers. ~HellsBaran
How is the use of radioactivity isotopes in treating some forms of cancer related to certain properties of gamma radiation?
The gamma radiation is very penetrant in biological tissues.
What protect us from the suns harmful radiation?
Actually, the atmosphere protects us from the suns harmful rays, but there is a hole in the ozone that allows some sun to get in so we can receive vitamin D.
What star gives off harmful UV rays?
Everything hotter than a red giant produces some UV radiation.
What are good types of radiation?
Radiation is neither good nor bad. All types of radiation can be useful for some purpose, but many can be harmful in overdose conditions.
What types of radiation are bad?
Radiation is neither good nor bad. All types of radiation can be useful for some purpose, but many can be harmful in overdose conditions.
What are some examples of harmful Radiation?
mutation
Why does the heat that reaches the earth contain less harmful rays?
Some of the most harmful radiation does not make it through the Earth's atmosphere.
What are some forms of radiation?
Visible light, radio, television and microwaves.
What are some forms of nuclear radiation?
Nuclear radiations include:Alpha radiationBeta radiationGamma radiation or x-raysFast or slow neutrons
Many types of radiation cannot penetrate earth's atmosphere. While this may limit astronomers how does it actually help humans?
Although this hampers astronomers abilities to some extent, it greatly helps the human race by blocking some harmful types of radiation. If all types of radiation from space were allowed to pass through the atmosphere, it is highly unlikely that life forms could exist on Earth.
Does radiation from the sun travel through space in forms of waves?
Yes some of it does.
What is the ozone and why is it important?
Ozone is a type of oygen that sheilds us from some of the harmful sun radiation such as ultra violet radiation . It is found in the upper layers of the atmosphere
Why is ozone an important form of air?
Because it shields living organisms from some harmful radiation from the Sun
How are cellphone hazardous to your health?
This is disputable, but some people claim that the radiation from cell phones is harmful to your brain.
Why is UV light potentially harmful?
Ultra-violet rays is a type of radiation. Over exposure can cause sunburns and types of skin cancers. UV Rays come from the sun. Consider the how intense the suns heat is. It's the heat and radiation that makes it harmful. In a comedic sense, UV Rays will cook you alive, however, that is quite gruesome. It burns your skin. UV Rays don't cause the same effects as Radiation such as Gamma rays, but they can cause severe skin cancers. ~HellsBaran
