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An x-ray is a short wavelength, high frequency, high energy electromagnetic radiation lying between ultra-violet and gamma rays on the EM spectrum. Because they are so energetic, they can easily penetrate light materials (such as biological tissue), but are blocked by denser materials (such as metals or bone)
X-rays, which were discovered in 1895 by German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen. They are produced when high-speed electrons, accelerated by a high voltage, collide with nuclei in a metal target. The x-ray spectrum consists of a continuous bremsstrahlung emission, and characteristic, narrow emission lines which are specific to the material in the target.
When incident upon a surface, x-rays diffract, enabling us to determine properties of the material, such as its composition and structure.
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∙ 6y agoX-rays are different from all of these but are similar to gamma rays. Both X-rays and gamma rays are forms of electromagnetic energy. X-rays have slightly longer wave lengths than gamma rays and have lower penetration power as compared to gamma rays.
More over, X-rays are "waves" and part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and hence travel with the speed of light in vacuum i.e c, whereas alpha and beta rays are not waves but are energy particles that are radiated by unstable atoms and do not travel at the speed of light (except beta part. which almost does). Gamma rays apart from having a low penetration power compared to x-rays are also radiations from the nucleus whereas x-rays are emitted by electrons in excitation in order for the atom to reach a more stable state.
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∙ 12y agocontinuous x-ray and characteristic x-ray
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What radioactive emissions are not a particle Neutron Alpha Proton Beta Gamma Ray?
Gamma Ray
Is Alpha Beta or gamma made from electrons?
Beta radiation is made from electrons (or positrons for inverse beta radiation). Alpha radiation is a helium nucleus, and gamma radiation is a high energy electromagnetic ray.
Which ray is the fastest gamma alpha beta?
Gamma rays. Since they are electromagnetic waves, they travel at the speed of light.
What one of these is not particle proton neutron alpha gamma ray or a beta particle?
The gamma ray is not a particle but is just an EM wave that transmits energy.
How do the electric charges of alpha particles beta particles and gamma rays differ from each other?
From Physics Forums The alpha particle has a 2+ charge, beta has 1- charge, and the gamma is neutral (no charge). The beta particle could also have a 1+ charge if it undergoes positron emission [a proton turns into a neutron and a positron (the "anti-electron")]
Nuclear radiation ranked from the greatest mass to the least mass is a- Xray gamma ray beta particle b- Xray beta particle gamma ray c- Alpha particle beta particle gamma ray d Beta alpha gamma?
aplha, beta, gamma
Which is not considered a raditional ray gamma beta alpha or infrared?
Alpha and beta are not electromagnetic radiation.
What radioactive emissions are not a particle Neutron Alpha Proton Beta Gamma Ray?
Gamma Ray
Who coined the terms alpha beta gamma ray?
ernest Rutherford is the answer....
Is the particle with a plus 2 charge a an alpha particle b a gamma ray or c a beta ray?
a. an alpha particle
Is Alpha Beta or gamma made from electrons?
Beta radiation is made from electrons (or positrons for inverse beta radiation). Alpha radiation is a helium nucleus, and gamma radiation is a high energy electromagnetic ray.
Which ray is the fastest gamma alpha beta?
Gamma rays. Since they are electromagnetic waves, they travel at the speed of light.
What one of these is not particle proton neutron alpha gamma ray or a beta particle?
The gamma ray is not a particle but is just an EM wave that transmits energy.
Which one of these rays is not a particle Gamma Alpha beta?
The gamma ray is not a particle but is just an electromagnetic wave that transmits energy.
What has the least penetrating power gamma ray alpha particle or beta particle?
The gamma ray because a photon does not have electric charge and is thus does not experience force in a EM field. All the others are charged particles
What are 5 different types of radiation and which are the most dangerous?
Alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, neutron.
Gamma ray sources of the radiation?
Various radioactive substances such as Plutonium and Uranium give off a combination of alpha, beta and gamma rays as the isotope decays.
