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mina [271]
3 years ago
7

Explain the difference between radiation as it is used in most everyday language and radiation as it is used in an astronomical

context.
Physics
1 answer:
horsena [70]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:Explained Below

Explanation:

Radiation in everyday language refers  to certain type of subatomic particle released by a radioactive unstable nucleus.It can be used to kill the cancer by damaging the DNA of cancer cells.

The transmission of energy in the form of waves via a material medium is called radiation in astronomical context.

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