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X-rays contain electromagnetic energy, which is a form of energy that travels in waves and does not require a medium to propagate. They are a high-energy form of light with shorter wavelengths than visible light.

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Do x-rays have a higher or lower energy than gamma rays?

Gamma rays have higher energy than X-rays. Gamma rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation with the highest energy in the electromagnetic spectrum, while X-rays have lower energy and fall between ultraviolet and gamma rays on the spectrum.


What is one type of high energy electromagnetic wave?

X-rays


If the gamma rays and X-rays have the same frequency what will the electron have?

If the gamma rays and X-rays have the same frequency, the electron will have the same energy regardless of which type of radiation is interacting with it. The energy of the electron is determined by the frequency of the radiation it absorbs, not the type of radiation.


Does x-rays or gamma rays have lower energy?

X-rays have lower energy than gamma rays. Gamma rays are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation, while x-rays have lower energy and shorter wavelengths than gamma rays.


Do gamma rays or x-rays have lower energy?

X-rays have lower energy, though they are both dangerous.


X-rays are what type of energy?

Electromagnetic Radiation; photons with exceptionally high energies.


How does the energy of x-rays compare to that of microwaves?

X-rays have higher energy than microwaves.


Do x-rays have more energy than gamma rays?

No, gamma rays have the highest energy of all the waves in the Electromagnetic Spectrum.


What type of energy transfer that can occur in empty space is?

Electromagnetic energy can propogate through a vacuum, so energy transfer can occur in the form of light, heat, x rays, gamma rays, gamma rays etc.


Do gamma rays have a higher or lower energy level than X-rays?

gamma rays have a way stonger/higher energy level then x rays


Do x-rays contain radioactive isotopes?

no


Which rays have more energy x rays or gammy rays?

Gamma rays.