From: Jeffrey D. Mathias (jeffrey.d.mathias@worldnet.att.net)
Date: 05/05/00-05:57:27 AM Z
Edward Meyers wrote:
> ...
> And...UV is radiation, not light. Light is the visible part of the
> spectrum. So shouldn't UV light be an incorrect description?
All light is radiation - electromagnetic radiation - as well as gamma
rays and radio waves. The following web pages can shed some light on
your question (there are many others but these sites looked
informative.)
http://www.scimedia.com/chem-ed/light/em-spec.htm
http://www.fishponds.freeserve.co.uk/emspectrum/
or for a tutorial:
http://www.uea.ac.uk/menu/acad_depts/che/tutorial/physchem/light/l1.htm
-- Jeffrey D. Mathias http://home.att.net/~jeffrey.d.mathias/
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