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Flame » in reply to Re: Do you think the heat imparted as a result of radioactivity is different than heat from chemical activities?

That is not the question.

All that means is that a given gamma ray phton is more efficient at heating, potentially, than a given infrared photon.
I would point out that since the gamma ray photon will penetrate and disturb a nuclear 'bundle' and impart its energy at the subatomic level, it may in fact not heat as much as infrared.
Ed

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