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The electro-magnetic spectrum
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The electro-magnetic spectrum
X-rays
- Properties:
- Affect photographic film in the same way as light
- Absorbed by metal and bone
- Transmitted by soft tissue
- Have a small wavelength, high energy and cause ionisation
- Properties:
The uses:
- Microwaves - mobile phones and satellite communications
- Gamma rays - killing bacteria
- Ultraviolet - medical imaging
The order:
Possible risks:
- X - rays - high doses can kill cells
- Gamma rays - genetic mutations
- Ultraviolet - skin cancer and blindness
- Microwaves - Heating of bodily tissue
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- IGCSE Physics Mind Map on The electro-magnetic spectrum, created by David Miles-Skov on 13/02/2017.
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