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Human beings use visible light for seeing; green plants use it for photosynthesis. It can also be used to generate electricity, by means of photo-electric cells.

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What are a characteristics of infared radiation?

They emit infrared light waves. Which is a non-visible light.Commonly used to provide light for infrared security cameras when there in little to no light visible light Also used in bathroom heat lamps to transmit the heat waves to your skin I believe (not sure) infrared is lower frequency than visible light and ultraviolet is higher frequency than visible light


What stops visible light?

Opaque objects, such as walls or clothing, can stop visible light from passing through them. Transparent objects, like glass or water, allow visible light to pass through with little obstruction. However, in some cases, certain materials can absorb or reflect visible light.


What is a type of radiation used to analyze colored solutions?

The fact the solution is colored means that it absorbs (or interacts at least) with visible (since you can see it!). Generally such compounds are characterized using visible light, but also ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) which are the two regions of the electromagnetic spectrum adjacent to visible light. This type of analysis is generally called UV/visible spectroscopy (although it frequently also extends into the near IR region).


What happends to minerals that show the property of fluorescence?

Minerals that exhibit fluorescence emit visible light when exposed to ultraviolet light. This phenomenon occurs due to the absorption of energy from the ultraviolet light, which is then re-emitted as visible light.


Infrared radiation has a wavelength slightly longer than?

Infrared radiation has a wavelength slightly longer than visible light. It falls within the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and visible light, with wavelengths ranging from about 700 nanometers to 1 millimeter.

Related Questions

Is visible light used for photosynthesis?

Yes,visible light is used. Frequencies of blue and red absorbed effectively


What term is used to describe objects that are visible of reflected light?

The term used to describe objects that are visible or reflect light is "luminous."


What are the differences between infrared light and visible light?

Infrared light has longer wavelengths and is not visible to the human eye, while visible light has shorter wavelengths and is what we can see. Infrared light is often used for heat detection and communication, while visible light is what we perceive as colors.


What is uses of visible light?

Visible Light is used to see colors on earth and to see period. For more uses of light go to ask.com.


What are the uses light?

Visible light is used for sight but is also used in LASERs and were used in Polaroid cameras.


What wave energy is used with spectroscopes?

Visible Light is used with Spectroscopes.


What is the electromagnetic spectrum used for.?

it is used to see visible light in the atmoshere


What is difference between visible and infrared light?

Visible light is visible (for the human eye), infrared is not. Infrared has a longer wavelength, and a higher frequency. visible light is visible to human i.e the VIBGYOR, above vibgyor are ultravoilet light which is not visible to human eye and below vibgyor are infrared light which is also not visible to human eye.


Why are ultrasound waves used for pre-natal scanning rather than visible-light?

Ultrasound will pass through, visible light won't.


What microscope uses visible light?

A compound light microscope uses visible light to illuminate and magnify samples. This type of microscope is commonly used in laboratories and educational settings for studying biological specimens and other transparent samples.


The section of the electromagnetic spectrum used for photosynthesis is?

visible light


Why can't you use visible light to see molecules?

Visible light cannot be used to see molecules because the wavelength of visible light is much larger than the size of molecules. This means that visible light cannot resolve the small details of molecules, making them invisible to the human eye.