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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
Ultraviolet rays (UV rays) have a higher frequency than visible light and can damage your skin.
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Ultraviolet rays (UV rays) have a higher frequency than visible light and can damage your skin and eyes. Specifically, UV rays have a frequency just higher than violet, as can be seen in the etymology: (<i>ultra</i>: beyond <i>violet</i>: violet). UV rays can reveal special glowing paint in a dark room.
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== Uses ==
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* Viewing fingerprints
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* Viewing a Gel Electrophoresis
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* Viewing the stars
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
*[[Physics]]
 
*[[Physics]]
 
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* [[Gamma rays]]
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* [[X-Rays]]
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* [[Visible light]]
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* [[Infrared Rays]]
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* [[Microwaves]]
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* [[Radio waves]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 21 February 2023

Overview

Ultraviolet rays (UV rays) have a higher frequency than visible light and can damage your skin and eyes. Specifically, UV rays have a frequency just higher than violet, as can be seen in the etymology: (ultra: beyond violet: violet). UV rays can reveal special glowing paint in a dark room.

Uses

  • Viewing fingerprints
  • Viewing a Gel Electrophoresis
  • Viewing the stars

See Also

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