2006-07-17 15:28:41 · 10 answers · asked by kp.eric 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
They are exactly the same, except that x-rays are at a different frequency that can penetrate skin and bone. X-rays are outside of the visible spectrum of light.
2006-07-17 17:37:39 · answer #1 · answered by Christopher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X-rays are special, since they share some properties with light, and others with EMR (electromagnetic radiation). The main difference is that an X-ray can be deflected by magnetic and electric fields, while light cannot. Similarities - they travel at the same speed in a straight line.
2006-07-17 22:32:50 · answer #2 · answered by jsprplc2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do most of the things with X-rays that you can with visible light, except that it's very difficult to reflect them. The only way I know to do this is to beam them on a metal surface at a grazing angle.
2006-07-17 17:23:46 · answer #3 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"No a lot" - both are electromagnetic waves. "somewhat a lot" - the flexibility of x-rays is a lot larger, therefore they could reason maximum cancers; and go via your body and different fabric. "very a lot" - using wildly diverse wave lengths, there are e.g. no lenses for x-rays; and therefore, e.g. construction an x-ray telescope is amazingly a lot diverse from construction elementary telescopes. Moreoever, the small waves should be bent round unmarried molecules interior the grid of a crystal, in an attempt to "look contained in the crystal" by skill of interpreting the kinds of the x-rays travelling via it; while with seen elementary, this isn't plausible.
2016-12-10 11:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are the same in that they are waves emitted by excited electrons falling back into place (giving off the extra energy)
the only difference is that xrays have a much smaller wavelength. so small that they penetrate all but really dense materials (like bone), and so small that they do not react with the nerves that sense visible light in our eyes.
2006-07-17 15:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by nt326 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an x-ray is pricipally the same, as light waves decrease in wavelength they increase in energy. An x-ray is a ray of light which is smaller and more able to penetrate objects and its energy is more concentrated.
2006-07-17 15:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by kioruke 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is the penetration power of x-rays that make it different from other light sources...
2006-07-19 03:59:20 · answer #7 · answered by Wolverine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both waves of energy except their wavelengths are different. Visible is just a very small part of these waves of energy
2006-07-17 15:32:53 · answer #8 · answered by I love to ball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are both waves but have different frequencies and wavelength :P
2006-07-17 15:32:55 · answer #9 · answered by Robert R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-17 15:31:01 · answer #10 · answered by frnd_pandey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋