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Phosphors

By Janice VanCleave

Question: Why do scorpions glow under a black light? Answers: The scorpion has phosphors in its exoskeleton. A  phosphor is a term used to describe any substance that can absorbs UV radiation and release visible light. Both UV radiation (light) and visible light are forms of electromagnetic radiation-EMR. The UV light has much higher energy […]

Filed Under: Biology, Physics Tagged With: EMR, fluorescent, phposphors, UV radiation

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