What Is the Full Form Of UV

 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

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