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10 the ____ of infrared radiation are often felt as heat. longer wavelengths higher temperature higher frequency shorter wavelengths
Infrared radiation with longer wavelengths is often perceived as heat. This is because longer - wavelength infrared radiation has lower frequencies and is more associated with thermal energy compared to shorter - wavelength radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum. Higher temperature is a result of heat, not a characteristic of infrared radiation itself to be felt as heat. Higher frequency and shorter wavelengths are not what are typically felt as heat in the context of infrared.
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