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What are 4 ways radiation of different wavelengths affects biological matter differently?
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Radiation waves can have different effects on cell structure. The type of wave, the intensity of the wave and the type of cells affected all influence what effects will occur. In cases where the cell is able to fully repair itself, an alteration in cell structure will have no effect at all. Cells that need to carry out necessary functions before repair is complete may adversely affect how the cell operates, which can cause nearby cells to malfunction. Cells that suffer permanent damage may become unable to function at all, causing them to eventually die off.
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In the electromagnetic spectrum what is the radiation on either side of visible light?
ultraviolet radiation and infrared radiation
What is the definition of absorption spectra?
refers to the quantal absorption of photons over a range of wavelengths of light used for excitation; different molecules tend to absorb different amounts of radiation over a range of wholly different wavelengths. This would give rise to a spectrum which can be plotted.
Nuclear fusion releases energy in the form of?
Various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
What are the differences between xray and visible light?
The X-rays have shorter wavelengths ... shorter than the shortest wave to which the eye responds.
What causes electromagnetic radiation to change its wavelengths?
Absorption and re-emission.
How is it possible for a single electron to produce so many different wavelengths and frequencies?
A single electron can produce different types of radiation. Radiation, frequency, and wavelength all rely on each other. If an electron can produce multiple types of radiation, it can also produce different wavelengths and frequencies, because the wavelengths and frequencies are dependent on the radiation type.
Why soap bubble look multicoloured?
The cause is the interference of radiation with different wavelengths in the bubble.
How would you describe the wavelengths of incoming solar radiation compared to the wavelengths of reradiated heat?
The wavelengths of incoming solar radiation are shorter than the wavelengths of reradiated heat.
What causes colour?
Light is made up of radiation of different wavelengths/frequencies; our eyes can perceive some of these differences in wavelengths/frequencies.Light is made up of radiation of different wavelengths/frequencies; our eyes can perceive some of these differences in wavelengths/frequencies.Light is made up of radiation of different wavelengths/frequencies; our eyes can perceive some of these differences in wavelengths/frequencies.Light is made up of radiation of different wavelengths/frequencies; our eyes can perceive some of these differences in wavelengths/frequencies.
I was wondering is it possible to identify an object by detecting what wavelengths of radiation it emits. For example would a ball emit radiation of wavelengths x y and z?
The wavelengths of incoming solar radiation are shorter than the wavelengths of re-radiated heat.
The what is the arrangement of the forms of electromagnetic radiation according to their wavelengths?
The frequency is the arrangement of the forms of electromagnetic radiation according to their wavelengths.
How do the colors form?
There is no color until light impinges on the photosensitive nerve endings in your eye. Until then, it's just electromagnetic radiation with different wavelengths. When that radiation falls on the retina of your eye, different wavelengths produce chemical reactions in different nerve endings, and the brain interprets the signals from different nerve endings as different colors.
What processes produce the different colors we see opaque objects?
Different materials absorb different wavelengths of visible radiation from sources like the sun or light bulbs. The wavelengths that are not absorbed are reflected as visible radiation, and the color we see depends on the wavelength of that reflected light, with a longer wavelength correlating to more reddish colors, and shorter wavelengths with more bluish colors. White objects reflect all of the visible radiation that strike them, which is why they absorb less heat than black objects, which reflect much less visible radiation.
Are there really colors or is it all a mixture of the eyes and light?
Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. We can measure the wavelengths of each colour, and they are all different. whether we all see the colours differently is a question for philosophers, but each colour has a different wavelength, so it is a difrerent type of light, which we see as a different colour.
In the electromagnetic spectrum what is the radiation on either side of visible light?
ultraviolet radiation and infrared radiation
What processes produce the difference colors we see in opaque objects?
Different materials absorb different wavelengths of visible radiation from sources like the sun or light bulbs. The wavelengths that are not absorbed are reflected as visible radiation, and the color we see depends on the wavelength of that reflected light, with a longer wavelength correlating to more reddish colors, and shorter wavelengths with more bluish colors. White objects reflect all of the visible radiation that strike them, which is why they absorb less heat than black objects, which reflect much less visible radiation.
How do speed of different forms of light compare?
How many different forms of light do you have ? ? The speed of all wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation is the same, at least in vacuum.
