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Electromagnetic Wave

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Dangers
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| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |Ultraviolet
| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |Can cause sunburn and . Can cause skin cancer by ionising and damaging DNA [[molecule]]s leading to a [[mutation]].  Can cause [[cataracts]] (clouding of the [[cornea]]).
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| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |X-rays
| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |Can cause cancer anywhere in the body by ionising and damaging DNA [[molecule]]s leading to a [[mutation]]. Can cause radiation poisoning with high exposure.
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