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Most of the radiation emitted by a human body is in the form of?
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What form of electromagnetic radiation is emitted by low temperature objects like the human body?
Infrared radiation is invisible to us and emitted by the human body.
Human body temperature is about 310 K 98.6 degree F At wavelength do humans radiate the most energy What kind of radiation do you emit?
The Wien’s law for maximum intensity is, Here, is the wavelength of maximum intensity and T is the temperature of human body. Rearrange the above expression for . Substitute for T to find . So the maximum energy is radiated at 9355.83nmK. Humans emit infrared off radiation which is electromagnetic radiation with a frequency lower than visible light.
Which type of radiation can cause the most damage to the cells in the body?
The strongest type of radiation of course.
What is external radiation?
External radiation therapy, where the rays are directed from a source outside the body, is the most common mode of radiation treatment.
How was light invented?
Light was not invented, but is a naturally occurring phenomenon in nature. Visible light is the result of electromagnetic radiation that has a wavelength in the range of 380 to 740 nanometers. Light is emitted by photons, which have the properties of both waves and particles. In nature, sources of light are most commonly thermal in nature, such as the Sun, which emits black-body radiation.
What form of electromagnetic radiation is emitted by low temperature objects like the human body?
Infrared radiation is invisible to us and emitted by the human body.
What type of radiation emitted during a nuclear detonation and from fallout results in whole body exposure?
Gamma radiation
The wavelength of the radiation emitted by a body depends upon?
Temperature and emissivity of the body.
What is the violet shift?
a decrease in the wavelength of radiation emitted by a celestial body as a consequence of the doppler effect
What radiation is most dangerous outside the body?
the most dangerous radiation outside your body mostly consists of human disposal waste which smells. Arkenales and gamma are the most dangerous, and have a high percentage of harmful toxins.
What was Wilhelm Wien most famous for?
Wilhelm Wien is German Physicist who received the Nobel Peace Prize for Physics for his law of displacement regarding radiation emitted by the black body.
Does your head emit radiation?
As long as you're alive, your head will emit heat radiation. (infrared) If you haven't been munching in on polonium etc, the number of other radiation emitted from your body is disposably small.
Does human body emit infrared radiation?
Most of the radiation emitted by the human body is infrared radiation and is invisible. if you press a remote button in front of a camera (cellphone or webcam may work) you will see an infrared ray!
What does electromagnetic radiation do to the human body?
It Really Depends Really On What EM Radiation It Is , Visible Light Does Nothing , Radio And Microwave Are Relatively Harmless, Too Much Of The Others Can Damage The Human Body On A Massive Scale. It Will Destroy Human Body Cells
How is the human body affected by solar radiation?
skin cancer
How does radiation affect your life?
Radiation can be very dangerous to the human body and if concentrated enough, can cause death.
Why radiation workers are higher dose exposure limitsis this good or bad?
Radiation is in fact bad for the human body.
