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X-rays are electromagnetic waves with short wavelengths and high frequencies.

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X-rays are electromagnetic waves with short wavelengths and high frequencies.

X-ray is a type of electromagnetic radiation with a very small wavelength and a very high frequency, with wavelengths ranging from approximately 108 to 1012 metre and frequencies ranging from around 1016 to 1020 hertz (Hz).


A stream of electrons striking a metal plate in an X-ray tube and a circulating beam of electrons in a synchrotron particle accelerator or storage ring are two examples of accelerating (or decelerating) charged particles that produce X-rays. Furthermore, highly excited atoms can generate X-rays with discrete wavelengths that correspond to the atoms' energy level spacings. The electromagnetic spectrum's X-ray sector is much beyond the visible wavelength range.


Photographic films and other detectors may, however, record the passage of X-rays through things, including biological tissue. The examination of body X-ray pictures is a highly useful medical diagnostic technique.


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