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How are ultraviolet radiation and infrared radiation different?

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Ultraviolet radiation means:ultraviolet: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays.

Infrared radiation means: electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves.

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