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Properties of Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiations

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acc to Maxwell's discovery of electromagnetic waves( charged particle when accl under mf or ef produces radiations)all particles or substances should radiate when under mf or ef as all have electrons as charged particle.So why don't they do so

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According to Maxwell, every particle or substance radiate when subjected to electromagnetic radiation. Electrons too gets excited to higher energy level when electromagnetic radiation are imposed on it. Now when this electron travel back to its ground state, it emits radiation. The energy of the radiation if falls in the visible region, then colour is observed and if it falls it any other region, then the radiations are not visible.

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