Assertion: radiation's energy | /r/CapableOf | ionize atom
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text: All forms of ionizing radiation have sufficient energy to ionize atoms that may destabilize molecules within cells and lead to tissue damage.
text: Ionizing radiation has so much energy it can literally knock the electrons out of any atom it strikes - ionizing the atom.
text: EMR of visible or lower frequencies (i.e., visible light, infrared, microwaves, and radio waves) is called non-ionizing radiation, because its photons do not individually have enough energy to ionize atoms or molecules or break chemical bonds.
text: X-ray photons carry enough energy to ionize atoms and disrupt molecular bonds.
text: This type of radiation has sufficient energy to ionize atoms (usually creating a positive charge by knocking out electrons), thereby giving them the chemical potential to react deleteriously with the atoms and molecules of living tissues.
text: Although long-wavelength ultraviolet is not considered an ionizing radiation because its photons lack the energy to ionize atoms, it can cause chemical reactions and causes many substances to glow or fluoresce.
text: Non-ionizing radiation is a category of radiation that does not have enough energy to ionize molecules or atoms.