Question

Explaining the radiation .what are the different type of the radiation explain the phenomenon of radiation

Answer 1

Radiation -

is defined as a process involving the transfer of heat from one place to another place without heating the intervening medium. The term radiation used here is another word for electromagnetic waves. These waves are formed due to the superposition of electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to each other and carry energy.

 

In general, the word radiation has been adopted after the phenomenon of waves that usually tend to radiate from a source  

Important Types Of Radiation

In Physics, we study different forms of Radiation. The commons ones include;

 

1. Electromagnetic radiation: These include radiations such as microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, radio waves, x-rays, and gamma radiation (γ), visible light.
2.  Particle radiation: These include alpha radiation (α), beta radiation (β), and neutron radiation.
3. Acoustic radiation: Some of the popular ones are sound, ultrasound, and seismic waves.
4. Gravitational radiation: This is a type of radiation that often takes the form of gravitational waves or ripples in the curvature of spacetime.

Additionally, radiation is mainly described or divided as ionizing or non-ionizing radiation. This is done depending on the energy of the radiated particles.

 

Radiation is defined as a process involving the transfer of heat from one place to another place without heating the intervening medium