radiations effects

The first and only atomic bombs were used in war was in 1945 when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastated. Widespread destruction and damage were produced immediately by the blast. Some of the damage caused by the emitted radiation became evident within days, but some did not become evide..

The Photoelectric Effect - When light of sufficiently small wavelength is incident on a metal surface, electrons are ejected from the metal. This phenomenon is called as 'photoelectric effect' and the ejected electrons are called as 'photoelectrons..

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In 1896, the phenomenon of radioactivity was accidentally discovered by French scientist Henri Becquerel. He was performing experiments with uranium compounds. He accidentally placed a crystal of potassium uranyl sulphate over photographic plate wrapped with usual black paper. On developing the p..

>Similar to light, matter also manifests itself in the form of particles as well as waves. Compton effect, and Davison and Germer's experiment stand as evidence for dual nature of matter. If an electron acts as a wave, its wavelength is calculated to be Davison and Germer showed the elect..

Before green house effect is studied one needs to know what kind of radiation / sunshine we receive on eart..

Mechanism of Green House Effect - The solar spectrum of electromagnetic waves include energy packed heat generating waves called radiation waves. As they lie beyond red colour waves of visible spectrum, they are also called 'infra-red rays'. These infrared rays lie in the wave l..

Green House Effect - Before green house effect is studied one needs to know what kind of radiation / sunshine we receive on earth. 'Sunshine' is a common man's term indicating all that we receive from sun. In a shallow perspective of common man, it may simply, mean lig..

Green house is usually a type of glasshouse used for raising tender plants. Air inside the green house is usually warmer than the outside, though it receives less solar radiation due to the carbon dioxide present inside, produced by plants (by respiration). This is called 'green house ..

Normal green house effect was principally dominated by H 2 O (vapour), CO 2 and O 3 the interception of infrared radiation by these gases was in the wavelength ranges as given below: Water vapour - 6 - 25 m m CO 2 - 13 - 17 m m O 3 - 9 - 10 m m Human activities have aggrevated t..