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ultravioleta

La radiación electromagnética que tiene una longitud de onda más corta que la luz visible y más largas que los rayos X. A pesar de que sólo representa el 4 al 5 por ciento de la energía total de la insolación, que es responsable de muchas reacciones complejas fotoquímicos, como la fluorescencia y la formación de ozono.

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