What Happens When An Object Absorbs Radiation



when an object absorbs electromagnetic  radiation it becomes hotter, em waves has energy in the form of  E= hf , where f is the frequency of the wave while  h is the plank constant, OR simply E =hc/λ  , where C is the speed of the em waves while λ is the wavelength .  therefore when  an  em wave of frequency  f , velocity c and wavelength λ strikes an object energy E is absorb by the body.
but if the radiation is radioactive emission like alpha ray, beta or gamma, the nuclear property  of the object will be affected, phenomenum like fluorescence, phosphorescence ionization, penetrating the object etc may occur.

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