What is X-ray: Definition and 303 Discussions

An X-ray, or, much less commonly, X-radiation, is a penetrating form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometers to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (30×1015 Hz to 30×1018 Hz) and energies in the range 124 eV to 124 keV. X-ray wavelengths are shorter than those of UV rays and typically longer than those of gamma rays. In many languages, X-radiation is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered it on November 8, 1895. He named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation. Spellings of X-ray(s) in English include the variants x-ray(s), xray(s), and X ray(s).

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  1. Albertto

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  2. F

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  3. Anisur Rahman

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  4. cemtu

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  5. cemtu

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  6. Wrichik Basu

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  7. M

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  8. Dario56

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  9. Astronuc

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  10. samy4408

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  11. G

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  12. Melbourne Guy

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  13. Astronuc

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  14. S

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  15. amjad-sh

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  16. M

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  17. L

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  18. K

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  20. amjad-sh

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  21. C

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  22. A

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  23. S

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  28. S

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  29. N

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  31. U

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  32. O

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  34. B

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  35. K

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  37. J

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  38. Cool4Kat

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  39. G

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  40. Eva Eva Eva

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  41. M

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  42. R

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  43. J

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  44. Clara Chung

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  45. G

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  46. G

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  47. DWysWysD

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  48. G

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  49. Physiker98

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  50. L

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