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<h1>The Electromagnetic Interaction</h1>
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<p>The electromagnetic force is the force affecting electrically charged
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particles. This is the force that keeps the electrons close to the
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nucleus of an atom. How do the charged particles communicate with each
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other? They exchange a certain type of particle, called the
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photon. This is the same particle that makes up light! Visible light,
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X-rays, microwaves and radio waves are all photons, with different
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energies.</p>
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