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X-RAYS

BY: JAKE GOLZE & NATHAN REJNIAK

X-RAYS ARE PRODUCED WHEN ELECTRONS STRIKE A METAL TARGET

X-rays are used in the medical field to determine whether a bone is broken or not.

Photo by Erik Charlton

USES FOR X-RAYS

  • Medical care
  • Airports
  • Paintings

POSSIBLE DANGERS OF X-RAYS

  • Cell damage
  • Cancer
  • Radiation sickness
Photo by NIAID

The wavelength of an X-Ray is approximately .01 to 10 nanometers.

FREQUENCY OF AN X-RAY

3×10^16 HZ TO 3×10^19 HZ

FUN FACT

THE X IN X-RAY MEANS UNKNOWN