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Ionizing radiation
- is a form of energy that acts by removing electrons from atoms and molecules of materials that include air, water, and living tissue. Ionizing radiation can travel unseen and pass through these materials.
- is a radiation, traveling as a particle or electromagnetic wave, that carries sufficient energy to detach electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionizing an atom or a molecule.
Types of Ionizing Radiation
- Alpha Particles. Alpha particles (α) are positively charged and made up of two protons and two neutrons from the atom's nucleus. ...
Non-ionizing radiation
- is longer wavelength/lower frequency lower energy. While ionizing radiation is short wavelength/high frequency higher energy.
- refers to any type of electromagnetic radiation that does not carry enough energy per quantum to ionize atoms or molecules—that is, to completely remove an electron from an atom or molecule
-described as a series of energy waves composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields traveling at the speed of light.
Non-ionizing radiation includes the spectrum of:
- ultraviolet (UV),
- visible light,
- infrared (IR),
- microwave (MW),
- radio frequency (RF),
- low frequency (ELF).
