{"id":2399,"date":"2020-10-23T12:21:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T12:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2399"},"modified":"2021-08-28T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T12:36:47","slug":"radiant-energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/radiant-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Radiant Energy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2399\" class=\"elementor elementor-2399\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-203d7e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203d7e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f855231\" 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data-id=\"74981e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kinds of energy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc5bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4dc5bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-kinds-of-energy-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2352 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2351 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/kinetic-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Kinetic Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2350 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/mechanical-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Mechanical Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2424 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sound-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sound Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2423 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/thermal-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Thermal Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2422 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/chemical-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Chemical Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2421 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/electrical-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Electrical Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2420 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/gravitational-and-potential-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Gravitational and Potential Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2429 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/elastic-potential-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Elastic Potential Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2419 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/radiant-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Radiant Energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2417 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/nuclear-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Nuclear Energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2418 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/energy-stored-transferred-and-dissipation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Energy stored, Transferred and Dissipation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ecc94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"99ecc94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c541942\" data-id=\"c541942\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dcfc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62dcfc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Radient Energy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34b80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d34b80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Radiant energy<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is the energy of electromagnetic waves. It is a form of energy that can travel through space. For example, we receive the heat from the sun, which is located very far from the earth via radiation. The sun&#8217;s heat is not transmitted through any solid medium but a vacuum. That is possible by electromagnetic waves.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Before we go any further, let us understand what\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">electromagnetic waves<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0are.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Each time static energy from electric and magnetic force comes together, they induce an electric field around them.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An example of an electric static force is the shock you get when you hold a metal doorknob.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An example of a magnetic force is the pull that attracts metals to the magnet. Now, the electrical field induced causes waves, called electromagnetic waves, and they can travel through a vacuum (air), particles or solids. These waves resemble the ripple (mechanical) waves you see when you drop a rock into a swimming pool, but with electromagnetic waves, you do not see them, but you often can see the effect of it.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The energy in the electromagnetic waves is what we call<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0radiant energy.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There are different kinds of electromagnetic waves, and all of them have different\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wavelengths<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, properties,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">frequencies<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and power, and all interact with matter differently. The entire wave system from the lowest frequency to the highest frequency is known as the <b><i>electromagnetic spectrum.<\/i><\/b> The shorter the wavelength, the higher its frequency, and vice versa. White light, for example, is a form of radiant energy, and its frequency forms a tiny bit of the entire electromagnetic spectrum.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2477\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2477\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/radiant-energy.jpg\" alt=\"Radiant Energy\" width=\"600\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/radiant-energy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/radiant-energy-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiant Energy<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the illustration above, you will see the different radiant energy levels represented by their wavelengths.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When radiant energy comes into contact with matter, it changes the properties of that matter. For example, when micro-waves (which forms part of the entire spectrum) are set-off in a microwave oven, the water molecules in the food are charged and caused to vibrate billions of times per second, generating heat that causes the food to cook. 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Kinetic Energy Mechanical Energy? Sound Energy Thermal Energy Chemical Energy Electrical Energy Gravitational and Potential Energy Elastic Potential Energy Radiant Energy Nuclear Energy Energy stored, Transferred and Dissipation What is Radient Energy? Radiant energy&nbsp;is the energy of electromagnetic waves. 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