What Is the Full Form Of UV

The full form of UV is Ultraviolet and it a form of electromagnetic radiation. The word “Ultraviolet” also means beyond violet. The wavelength ranges from 10 - 400 nm. Since these waves are shorter than the visible light most humans cannot see the UV rays.

Following are the abbreviations of UV subdivided into a number of ranges

Name	Abbreviation	Wavelength (nm)
Ultraviolet C	UVC	100-280
Ultraviolet B	UVB	280-315
Ultraviolet A	UVA	315-400
Hydrogen Lyman Alpha	H Lyman-α	121-122
Far Ultraviolet	FUV	122-220
Middle Ultraviolet	MUV	200-300
Near Ultraviolet	NUV	300-400
Extreme Ultraviolet	EUV	10-121
Vacuum Ultraviolet	VUV	10-200

 Who and When was UV rays Discovered

The UV radiation was discovered by the German physicist John Wilhelm Ritter in 1801.

Common applications of UV

• Water Purifiers – In RO UV water purifiers, UV radiation kills harmful bacteria and germs
• UV sterilizer (UV light Sanitizer)
• UV spectroscopy