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When oxygen absorbs UV, it breaks it down. That atom then reacts again with oxygen to form ozone.
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What naturally creates and destroys ozone?
The ultraviolet radiation from the sun creates and destroys ozone naturally. It happens due to the high frequency of these waves.
Why does radiation affect cellular functioning?
Everything that happens in a cell depends upon chemical reactions; a cell is effectively a chemical machine. When radiation strikes a molecule, it usually has enough energy to alter that molecule, and the altered molecule will have different chemical properties than it originally had, and it will not carry out its normal role in the biochemistry of the cell, but may instead interfere with that biochemistry.
What happens when radiation mix up?
what happens when radiation mix's with electricity
What happens if water is a polar molecule?
Water IS a polar molecule.
What happens to a euglena when sunlight is not present?
it absorbs food from the environment
What happens to the light when it hits?
it absorbs the radiation from it making it harmless
What happens when carbon dioxide absorbs an IR photon?
The molecule vibrate
What naturally creates and destroys ozone?
The ultraviolet radiation from the sun creates and destroys ozone naturally. It happens due to the high frequency of these waves.
Why does radiation affect cellular functioning?
Everything that happens in a cell depends upon chemical reactions; a cell is effectively a chemical machine. When radiation strikes a molecule, it usually has enough energy to alter that molecule, and the altered molecule will have different chemical properties than it originally had, and it will not carry out its normal role in the biochemistry of the cell, but may instead interfere with that biochemistry.
What happens when radiation mix up?
what happens when radiation mix's with electricity
What happens in the ozone layer?
Oxygen molecules are being separated by ultraviolet (UV-C and more energetic) radiation from the sun, causing the energy to be absorbed and dispersed. The free atoms then react with other oxygen molecules to form ozone; this reaction is in a rough equilibrium. Sooner or later, the oxygen atom/ozone react to reform the original oxygen molecules. The ozone absorbs UV-B and more energetic radiation, and breaks apart to form oxygen again. Ozone also absorbs and reradiates a narrow band of blue visible light, and much of the far infrared... which is why it too is a greenhouse gas. It does not break apart when it does this, however.
What happens chemically when chlorophyll absorbs light energy?
When chlorophyll absorbs light, much of the energy is transferred directly to electrons in the chlorophyll molecule, raising the energy levels of these electrons. These high-energy electrons make photosynthesis work
What happens when a molecule absorbs a photon of infrared radiation?
When molecules heat up they get more Kinetic energy so they move faster n they collode more n they spread far away from each other thats why they r changed from liquid to gas or from solid to liquid
What happens to the size of the waves when reflected in the greenhouse effect?
Visible light radiation comes to us from the sun in the form of short wave ultraviolet light. This warms the surface of the earth. This warmth rises into the atmosphere in the form of infrared, long wave radiation, where it is captured by greenhouse gases in the greenhouse effect.
What happens when an object absorbs light?
when an object absorbs light we canoot see light from the other side
What happens to worn out cells?
When they die, your body absorbs it.
What happens to the sun's heat in the greenhouse effect?
The sun's heat (ultraviolet radiation) warms the surface of the earth.Heat rises (infrared radiation) rises from the warm earth.Much of this heat is captured by greenhouse gases which become warm.This warmth makes the surrounding atmosphere warm.It also warms the surface of the earth even further.
