Monday, July 18, 2011

Why aren't TV and Radio waves harmful?

Because gamma rays and X-rays have a small wavelength and a high energy yield, while radio waves have a large wavelength, but a low energy yield. Gamma rays and x-rays are known to react detrimentally with DNA. Radio waves are abundant all the time with no apparent bad effects. The wave length is such that we only receive a small part of the beam as it passes through.

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