0
What determines the difference between types of electromagnetic radiation?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
The wavelength
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the difference between the transfer of heat by conduction and that by radiation?
In conduction, parts of the object move, taking their heat with them. In radiation, the body transfers heat by electromagnetic radiation - often in the infra-red wavelengths.
Which property spells the difference between infrared and ultraviolet radiation?
Ultraviolet radiation means:ultraviolet: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays. Infrared radiation means: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves.
What is the difference between Ray's and Radiation's?
Infrared radiation is of a much lower frequency (and a longer wavelength) than X-rays.
What is the difference between waves used in microwave ovens and nuclear radiation?
Both microwave radiation and nuclear electromagnetic radiation are members of the same species, but they're as different as babies are from elephants, to wit, microwaves are much, much less powerful than nuclear electromagnetic radiation. Microwave radiation, for instance, makes atoms shift their position (and magnetic fields) very, very quickly. Now the definition of heat is "movement," so the faster anything moves, the "hotter" we say it is. Ergo, something placed in a microwave-radiation-field becomes noticeably "hotter." But comparing microwave and nuclear electromagnetic radiation is like comparing a face-slap to a 20-ton BOMB. Nuclear radiation comes from atomic nuclei, so "nuclear radiation" can strike, penetrate, damage, and even destroy atoms in their path. Big difference, capiche? Huge.We left out the part about nuclear particulate radiation. There is no comparison there. Additionally, nuclear electromagnetic radiation is ionizing radiation while microwave radiation is not.
What is the difference between energy and radiation?
radiation is energy just one particular form of.
What characteristic determines the different kinds of radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum?
The distinguishing features between one type of electromagnetic radiation and the other are the frequency and the wavelength (the product of both is the speed of the wave - the speed of light).
What is the difference between the transfer of heat by conduction and that by radiation?
In conduction, parts of the object move, taking their heat with them. In radiation, the body transfers heat by electromagnetic radiation - often in the infra-red wavelengths.
How do electromagnetic light and visible light differ?
I've never actually heard the term "electromagnetic light" before.Visible light IS electromagnetic radiation. The only difference between light andother kinds of electromagnetic radiation ... like radio, microwave, heat, infrared,ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays ... is its wavelength (and frequency).
What is the difference between red radiation and infra red radiation?
Both are electromagnetic waves. The frequency is different, therefore, also the energy and the wavelength are different. Red is part of the visible spectrum - the range of electromagnetic waves we can see. Infrared is invisible for our eyes.
What is the different between radiation and electromagnetic radiation?
Radiation: Comes from the churn of the atom, the churn is fissured. Electromagnetic: When electrons are jumping between the schells of the atom, vreating waves. (Pardon my bad science English language)
What distance does electromagnetic radiation travel in 10.1fs?
The distance that electromagnetic radiation travels in 10.1 FS is the distance between the two points that it reaches. It can be different depending on how fast it is traveling.Ê
What is the difference between raman effect and flueroscence?
Raman scattering involves the SCATTERING of electromagnetic radiation by molecules, not atoms Fluorescence emission follows an absorption process
What is visible electromagnetic radiation?
The visible spectrum between red and violet.
Is orange light a type of electromagnetic radiation?
yes, it's between red and yellow waves on the electromagnetic spectrum.
What are the simirality's between gamma rays and X-rays?
Gamma rays are electromagnetic radiation and have very high penetration power. Gamma rays are similar to UV rays and x-rays in the sense that all of them are forms of electromagnetic radiations.
Which property spells the difference between infrared and ultraviolet radiation?
Ultraviolet radiation means:ultraviolet: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays. Infrared radiation means: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves.
What is Difference between optical communication and microwave communication?
Only the frequency of the communications carrier. Microwaves are electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range of 3 gigahertz to 300 gigahertz. Electromagnetic radiation above those frequencies are considered "optical" even though you can see only a small percentage of them with your eyes.
