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Can heat energy be transferred through matter by radiation? If so,give an example. If not,explain.why

Anzalnah , 5 Years ago

Grade 12th pass

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REENU SIVADARSHINI.M

heat energy can be transfered through matter by radiation,the heat energy is transfered in the form of electromagnetic waves.these waves cannot carry matter but can pass through it........radiation is defined as the process of emmision of energy as electromagnetic waves eg . the heat energy from the sun which is millions of kilometers away is received by humans through thermal radiation which passes through matter.

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Vikas TU

Yes, heat energy can be transferred through matter by radiation. Radiation is that process of transmission of heat in which heat travels from one point to another in the form of electromagnetic waves with velocity of light, without heating the intervening medium. They do not require any material medium for their propagation. Heat energy is carried from the Sun to us by electromagnetic waves that travel freely through the near vacuum of the intervening space. So heat energy will be in the form of electromagnetic waves but the wave does not carry matter. That is why heat energy can be transferred through matter by radiation.

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