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    ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

    ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
     Wavelength: 400nm -0.6nm
     Sources:
    1. Halogen lamps with fused quartz
    envelopes are used as inexpensive UV light
    sources in the near UV range, from 400 to 300
    nm, in some scientific instruments.
    2. Sun
    About 10% of the Sun's energy output is
    UV. But it is deflected by ozone layer in the
    atmosphere at an altitude of 40-50 km.
    Sun produces 3 types of UV rays:
    UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C

    UV-C rays are the most harmful and are almost


    completely absorbed by our atmosphere.
    Exposure to UV radiation induces :
     the production of more melanin, causing

    tanning of the skin


     Skin cancer (melanoma and nonmelanoma)
     Premature aging and other skin damage.
     Cataracts and other eye damage.
     Immune system suppression.
    Uses:
    1. LASIK
     'laser-assisted in situ keratomileuses‘
     a laser eye procedure performed to treat

    various vision-related problems.


     the cornea is reshaped which enables the

    light entering into the eye to focus on the


    retina properly for clearer vision
     Due to SHORT WAVELENGTH, it can be

    focussed to into very narrow beams for high


    precision application
    2. UV lamps are used to kill germs in water
    purifiers
    UV-C radiation kills or inactivates microbes by
    damaging their deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
     Ozone Layer Depletion
    INFRARED WAVES
     Wavelength: 780nm-1mm
     Lies adjacent to the low frequency or long
    wave length end of the visible light spectrum
    Why are they called Heat waves?

     Water molecules in most materials readily


    absorb infrared waves( CO2 and NH3 also
    absorb infrared waves)
     Thermal motion increases
     Heat up and heat their surroundings
    Uses:
    1. Infrared lamps – physical therapy

    2. Maintaining the earth’s warmth or average


    temperature through the greenhouse effect
    Incoming visible light

    Absorbed by earth’s surface and reradiated as


    infrared

    Trapped by greenhouse gases such as CO2 and


    water vapours
    3. Infrared detectors are used in Earth satellites
    both for military purposes and to observe growth
    of crops
    Why?
     It offer an incredible opportunity to quickly

    search large swaths of the planet


     For earth observation, infrared satellites detect

    heat energy in the infrared range from the earth


    and atmosphere. The satellite image displays
    objects, such as; clouds, water, and land
    surface, based on the temperature of the object.
    4. Electronic devices also emit infrared and are
    widely used in the remote switches of
    household electronic systems such as TV sets,
    video recorders

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