Absorbing and emitting Electromagnetic waves

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All electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light, and can travel through a vacuum

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Radio emitted when

Electrons oscillate in a conductor (transmitter)

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Radios absorbed when

Electrons oscillate in a conductor (aerial)

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Microwaves emitted when

Electrons oscillate in a conductor (transmitter)

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Microwaves absorbed when

Electrons oscillate in a conductor (aerial) and molecules rotate

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Infrared emitted when

Atoms vibrate and lose kinetic energy

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Infrared absorbed when

Atoms vibrate and gain kinetic energy

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Visible light emitted when

Electrons fall from high energy level to low energy level

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Visible light absorbed when

Electrons jumper from low energy level to high energy level

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Ultraviolet emitted when

Electrons fall from higher energy level to lower energy level

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Ultraviolet absorbed when

Electrons jump from lower energy level to much higher energy level. High energy UV may cause ionisation

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X-rays emitted when

Fast moving electrons collide with a metal target. Electrons lose kinetic energy

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X-rays absorbed when

Electrons in atoms gain energy and leave the atom completely (ionisation)

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Gamma rays emitted when

Radioactive decay of radioactive nuclei. Nuclear processes in star

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Gamma rays absorbed when

Electrons in atoms gain energy and leave the atom completely (ionisation)