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Ultraviolet
Electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths shorter than violet light and just beyond the visible light spectrum. Sunlight includes ultraviolet radiation, which causes tanning or sunburn in human skin and which may cause chemical or structural changes in some commercial materials. aluminium reflects ultraviolet radiation and is not damaged by it.
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