Everyone knows nuclear radiation is harmful when exceeding a certain limit. Is it different from other forms of radiation such as electromagnetic radiation from electronic devices? Like if I got blasted with some sort of super WiFi would I be harmed in the same way as nuclear radiation?
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The 3 most common forms of nuclear radiation are Alpha, Beta, and Gamma radiation. Alpha and Beta are similar: Alpha radiation is hydrogen nuclei (2 protons, 2 neutrons), Beta radiation is electrons. What makes them dangerous is that they have extremely high energy levels.
Gamma is Gamma waves, which are electromagnetic radiation. But “electromagnetic radiation” is a fancy way of saying “light”. That’s all EM radiation is; light. Light is a huge spectrum. Gamma waves are incredibly high energy and that high energy is dangerous. Gamma is very, VERY far into the ultraviolet spectrum.
Wi-fi, Cell, actually ALL of our communications are Radio waves, which are very LOW energy EM radiation and pretty far into the infrared range. You’re not going to get hurt from WiFi because it has so low energy. Getting close to a tower, your bigger concerns are the electricity and the heat the waves generate
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