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Infrared waves have far less energy than ultraviolet, being much further down the spectrum.

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What has greater energy between ultraviolet and infrared?

Ultraviolet radiation has greater energy than infrared radiation. Ultraviolet radiation has shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies, while infrared radiation has longer wavelengths and lower frequencies.


What is stronger ultraviolet or infrared?

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is stronger than infrared radiation. UV radiation has a shorter wavelength and higher energy than infrared radiation, making it more harmful to living organisms. Infrared radiation is felt as heat and is generally less damaging to biological tissues.


Why does infrared waves give off the most energy?

Infrared waves give off more energy because they have longer wavelengths compared to visible light and ultraviolet waves. This longer wavelength means that each photon of infrared radiation carries less energy, but there are more photons present per unit of energy, leading to higher overall energy output.


What type of electromagnetic wave has highest energy a ultraviolet wave or an infrared wave?

Infrared radiation has a lower frequency than optical light as it is below the red end of the spectrum. "Infra" means below, making "infrared" meaning "below red. On the other hand, ultraviolet radiation has a higher frequency than optical light as it is above the violet end of the spectrum. "Ultra" means "above or greater", making ultraviolet meaning "above violet". The answer to your question would be: ultraviolet radiation has more electromagnetic energy than infrared radiation.


How do ultraviolet rays react differently than infrared waves when passing through glass?

Ultraviolet rays are absorbed by glass, while infrared waves can pass through it with minimal absorption. Ultraviolet rays have higher energy and interact more strongly with the glass molecules, causing them to be absorbed and blocked effectively. In contrast, infrared waves have lower energy and are able to penetrate glass with little obstruction.

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What has greater energy between ultraviolet and infrared?

Ultraviolet radiation has greater energy than infrared radiation. Ultraviolet radiation has shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies, while infrared radiation has longer wavelengths and lower frequencies.


What is the Differential of ultraviolet ray from infrared ray?

Ultraviolet rays have more energy and a higher frequency, while an Infrared ray is essentially heat, which has less radiation, and a longer wavelength. Also, they are located lower of the Electromagnetic Spectrum.


Which has more energyinfrared or ultraviolet radiation?

Ultraviolet with its higher frequency and shorter wavelength carries more energy then infrared.


What is stronger ultraviolet or infrared?

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is stronger than infrared radiation. UV radiation has a shorter wavelength and higher energy than infrared radiation, making it more harmful to living organisms. Infrared radiation is felt as heat and is generally less damaging to biological tissues.


Why does infrared waves give off the most energy?

Infrared waves give off more energy because they have longer wavelengths compared to visible light and ultraviolet waves. This longer wavelength means that each photon of infrared radiation carries less energy, but there are more photons present per unit of energy, leading to higher overall energy output.


What type of electromagnetic wave has highest energy a ultraviolet wave or an infrared wave?

Infrared radiation has a lower frequency than optical light as it is below the red end of the spectrum. "Infra" means below, making "infrared" meaning "below red. On the other hand, ultraviolet radiation has a higher frequency than optical light as it is above the violet end of the spectrum. "Ultra" means "above or greater", making ultraviolet meaning "above violet". The answer to your question would be: ultraviolet radiation has more electromagnetic energy than infrared radiation.


Is it true that ultraviolet light carries more energy than infrad radiation?

im 75% positive that it does penetrate deeper than infrared radiation.


Does visible light have more or less energy than ultraviolet light?

Well, first of all, protons don't make light. I think you mean 'photons'. A photon of ultraviolet light carries more energy than a photon of visible light, because it has a higher frequency / shorter wavelength.


Is infrared radiation more energetic than visible radiation?

No. Infrared (IR) light is longer wavelength (lower frequency) light and is of lower electromagnetic energy than shorter wavelength (higher frequency) ultraviolet (UV) light. Note that our skin "senses" infrared light (which we normally think of as heat) in a different way than it does ultraviolet light. This may account for the difference in the way it "feels" when we're exposed to light of the two energies. To be clear, ultraviolet light has higher energy photon for photon than infrared light. If both are absorbed by the skin, the reaction of the skin will be slightly different, but the energy imparted to the skin will be greater with the UV light that the IR light.


How is ultraviolet light more damaging to cells than infrared light would be?

UV is higher energy than IR and can therefor deposit more energy in cells.


How do ultraviolet rays react differently than infrared waves when passing through glass?

Ultraviolet rays are absorbed by glass, while infrared waves can pass through it with minimal absorption. Ultraviolet rays have higher energy and interact more strongly with the glass molecules, causing them to be absorbed and blocked effectively. In contrast, infrared waves have lower energy and are able to penetrate glass with little obstruction.


Does ultraviolet light carry more energy than infrared radiation?

Yes. Radiations on the "red" end of the spectrum, such as radio, microwave, and infrared, have markedly less energy than visible light. Frequencies on the "purple" end, on the other hand, such as ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma, have considerably more.