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Light waves are energy, and are a form of electromagnetic radiation. That makes them similar to radio waves (which have a lower frequency) and X-rays (which have a higher frequency).
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∙ 11y agoHeat and radio waves are both examples of infrared radiation. They are not perfect synonyms, however. Long wave electromagnetic radiation. The deep end of the electromagnetic spectrum. Deep red emissions.
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∙ 15y agoElectromagnetic radiation
Source: Chemistry: The Study of Matter and Change by James E. Brady and John R. Holum
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∙ 11y agoanother name for heat rays is called infrared rays
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∙ 14y agoAnother name for it is heat
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∙ 14y agoit is heat
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How do human beings perceive infrared radiation?
Infrared radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which includes radio waves, microwaves, visible light, ultraviolet, X rays and gamma rays. Infrared radiation has longer wavelengths than the red part of the visible spectrum (hence the name infrared for below red) and is invisible to the human eye. However humans do sense infrared as heat. So when you are warming yourself on a cold day with a roaring fire or hands around a hot drink it is the infrared radiation you are feeling.
How did infrared get its name?
The term was coined in 1882, meaning "under red" as in "below the color red's spectrum".
Uses of infrared?
what are the manin uses of infrared. in analytical chemistry
What is a sentence using the word infrared?
Some night vision goggles detect the infrared signatures of people and objects. Heat travels from a fireplace as infrared radiation.
Who discovered the infrared ray and when?
The infrared ray was discovered in 1800 by Sir William Herschel
What is another name for infrared energy?
Heat.
What is another name for out going infrared radiation?
Radiative heat loss.
Another name for heat radiation?
INFRARED RADIATION is also referred to as Heat Radiation.
What is the common name for infrared radiation?
Infrared radiation, infrared, heat radiation.
What is another word for infrared energy?
radiation
What is the scientific name for heat?
Infrared Radiation
How can you hack another mobile without switching his bluetooth on?
infrared
Name one of the causes of infrared injury?
furnaces
Why would infrared be not good for defrosting food?
In one way or another, Infrared cannot be controlled, I say this because if you expose something to Infrared for too long, that thing could burn. Therefore Infrared is too intense, to defrost food (a delicate thing). This is most probably why Infrared would not be good for defrosting food.
Advantages of infrared?
You can send files and music from one phone to another in the space of two minutes with just putting the two phones together and turn the infrared button on.
The name of the process by which the atmosphere traps infrared rays is the?
Greenhouse effect
What are infrared lights use for?
There are a lot of things that infrared lights are used for, primarily sight enhacements. Just to name a few, infrared lights are used for night vision, thermography, hyperspectral imagery, tracking, and heating.
