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(Abbreviated UV.) [[electromagnetic radiation|Electromagnetic radiation]] of shorter [[wavelength]] than  [[visible radiation]] but longer than x-rays.<br/> Wavelengths of UV radiation [[range]] from 5 to 400 nm, which may be further subdivided into  the [[UV-A]], [[UV-B]], and [[UV-C]] ranges. UV radiation contains about 9% of the total [[energy]] of the  solar [[electromagnetic spectrum]]. Such radiation has marked [[actinic]] and bactericidal action, and  produces [[fluorescence]] in a number of substances. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun is responsible  for many complex photochemical reactions characteristic of the [[upper atmosphere]], for example,  the formation of the [[ozone layer]] through ultraviolet dissociation of [[oxygen]] molecules followed  by [[recombination]] to form [[ozone]]. The [[absorption]] of UV by stratospheric ozone and upper  atmospheric oxygen is sufficiently strong that very little ultraviolet radiation with wavelengths  shorter than about 300 nm reaches the earth's surface.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Abbreviated UV.) [[electromagnetic radiation|Electromagnetic radiation]] of shorter [[wavelength]] than  [[visible radiation]] but longer than x-rays.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Wavelengths of UV radiation [[range]] from 5 to 400 nm, which may be further subdivided into  the [[UV-A]], [[UV-B]], and [[UV-C]] ranges. UV radiation contains about 9% of the total [[energy]] of the  solar [[electromagnetic spectrum]]. Such radiation has marked [[actinic]] and bactericidal action, and  produces [[fluorescence]] in a number of substances. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun is responsible  for many complex photochemical reactions characteristic of the [[upper atmosphere]], for example,  the formation of the [[ozone layer]] through ultraviolet dissociation of [[oxygen]] molecules followed  by [[recombination]] to form [[ozone]]. The [[absorption]] of UV by stratospheric ozone and upper  atmospheric oxygen is sufficiently strong that very little ultraviolet radiation with wavelengths  shorter than about 300 nm reaches the earth's surface.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 03:34, 27 March 2024

(Abbreviated UV.) Electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength than visible radiation but longer than x-rays.
Wavelengths of UV radiation range from 5 to 400 nm, which may be further subdivided into the UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C ranges. UV radiation contains about 9% of the total energy of the solar electromagnetic spectrum. Such radiation has marked actinic and bactericidal action, and produces fluorescence in a number of substances. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun is responsible for many complex photochemical reactions characteristic of the upper atmosphere, for example, the formation of the ozone layer through ultraviolet dissociation of oxygen molecules followed by recombination to form ozone. The absorption of UV by stratospheric ozone and upper atmospheric oxygen is sufficiently strong that very little ultraviolet radiation with wavelengths shorter than about 300 nm reaches the earth's surface.

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