Random question (for the chemical techies/geeks)

OK, so I know some of you are good with chemicals etc. There is a question I have that's been bugging me for a while, and I can't find an answer in google.

Following a discussion with a friend, the argument came up (yes, I'm a geek, deal with it) as to if ultraviolet light reacts with infrared light or not.

The ultra-violet we're talking about is specifically around 300-500nm. The infrared light would be somewhere in the usual band of 3µm-15µm (mid-long wave IR) I'd imagine.

Don't ask how the conversation started, you really don't want to know.

So anyway, would there be a reaction between the two at all, and if there was, what sort of reaction would be given?

[SoulKiss]

Erm with the current climate on the forum, shouldnt that Subject be

Random question (fot the chemical geeks)

David

What are you talking about? Open yer eyes my friend! :P

That thar be physics, not chemistry. :P

Originally Posted by Ping

That thar be physics, not chemistry. :P

That would depend on your definition of light

Originally Posted by Baph

That would depend on your definition of light

*screams and head pops*

Originally Posted by Baph

That would depend on your definition of light

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ah, the famous wave vs. particle vs. chemical trichotomy

Depends if you mean "reacts with" or "interacts with"

Originally Posted by Jabba

Depends if you mean "reacts with" or "interacts with"

Either way, not fussy

Originally Posted by Baph

Either way, not fussy

You asked the geeky question........they won't react at all in the chemical sense. They might interact and share some of their energy but the chances are they will, in a broad sense, co-exist together, just like light of all wavelengths in the visible spectrum does.