Ultraviolet radiation
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- Protecting children from harmful ultraviolet radiation is one of the topics covered by the Task Force's activities.
- ) Ultraviolet radiation is produced artificially by electric arc lamps.
- The three regions are distinguished by how energetic the ultraviolet radiation is, and by the "wavelength" of the ultraviolet light, which is related to energy.
- The electromagnetic spectrum Just like visible light, ultraviolet radiation is emitted by atoms whenever their outermost electrons alter their orbit around the nucleus and thereby lose energy.
- Although ultraviolet radiation is undetectable to the naked eye, anyone who has been exposed to too much sunlight has probably noted the effects of ultraviolet light.
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