Question

Alina notices that when she shines a desk lamp on a mirror, nothing happens.When she shines an infrared lamp on the mirror, the mirror starts to get warmer.Why does light from the infrared lamp warm the mirror when light from the desk lamp does not?

Answer 1

Because the infrared lamp gives off a type of light that the desk lamp does not, and the mirror can only take in the energy from the infrared light.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Infrared is used for incubators when a chicken egg is about to hatch. It is the electrical frequency of electromagnetic radiation the provides heat.

Because heat is produced electrically it can be controlled with something resembling a dimmer switch (the kind of switch that dims lights in romantic restaurants). That means that the temperature can be set to the hen's body temperature.

Infrared is just below visible light.