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X-Ray

How long is the wave?

X-Rays have very small waves, the wavelength is anywhere between 0.01–10 nanometers. It is 1000 times shorter than the wavelengths of visible light.

Length

Amplitude/Frequency

Amplitude/Frequency

Amplitude

Just like the sunlight can cause our skin to burn, an x-ray's brightness can burn our skin too.

Frequency

The frequency of an X-Ray is high. The frequency ranges from 10^16 to 10^20 hertz.

Frequency

Modern Applications

Modern

Applications

  • X-Rays are important examining broken bones.
  • They are used for airport security
  • X-Rays help fight against cancer (high energy radiation used to kill cancer cells and to shrink tumours.)

Pictures

Where and how does your wave exist?

Waves exist naturally

The X-Ray exists between Ultraviolet and Gamma Rays on the Electromagnetic Spectrum.

The energetic charged particles energize electrons in the Earth's magnetosphere. These electrons move along the Earth's magnetic field and then eventually interact with the Earth's ionosphere, causing the X-ray ejection.

(magnetoshpere is the region of space surrounding Earth. The ionosphere is the layer of the earth's atmosphere that contains a high concentration of ions and free electrons)

3 cool facts

Facts

  • X-Rays helped discover the structure of DNA
  • William Roentgen did not patent the x-rays
  • X-Rays revolutionized the treatment of both tuberculosis and cancer

Sources

Sources

  • https://science.nasa.gov/ems

  • https://www.bicrad.com/blog/2017/2/27/5-interesting-facts-about-x-rays

  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/short-wavelength

  • https://www.labmate-online.com/news/news-and-views/5/breaking-news/what-are-the-uses-of-x-rays/37403

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