Radio waves and X-rays are both electromagnetic radiation, yet they have very different effects - you can't use radio waves to get an image of your skeleton, and if we tried to use x-rays for communication we'd quickly all end up with cancer. What explains these differences in how these two types of radiation affect matter?

Radio waves and X-rays are both electromagnetic radiation, yet they have very different effects - you can't use radio waves to get an image of your skeleton, and if we tried to use x-rays for communication we'd quickly all end up with cancer. What explains these differences in how these two types of radiation affect matter?

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity

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ISBN:9781337399074

Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Publisher:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

Chapter25: Nuclear Chemistry

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