Assertion: ultraviolet | /r/Synonym | nonionizing radiation
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text: Ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by molecules and is known as nonionizing radiation.
text: , ultraviolet light, X-rays, and gamma rays—is ionizing and therefore harmful to body tissues , living cells , and DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
text: Ultraviolet, of wavelengths from 10 nm to 125 nm, ionizes air molecules, causing it to be strongly absorbed by air and by ozone (O 3 ) in particular.
text: Also, ultraviolet light is an ionizing radiation, and will cause some flourescent materials to emit various visible wavelengths of light.
text: Ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by molecules and is known as nonionizing radiation.