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Question
Mention three properties of infrared radiations similar to the visible light.
Solution
- Infrared radiation travels in a straight line as light does, with a speed equal to 3 × 108 m/s in a vacuum.
- They obey the laws of reflection and refraction.
- They do not cause fluorescence on zinc sulphide screens.
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