X-RAYSX-RAYS
X-ray (or radiographic images) use the x-ray part of the em spectrum toexpose the subject• short wavelength (
l
): < 1 nm (more than x10000 shorter than visible)• high energy (E=h
n=
hc
/l
-
n
=c/
l
): > 1keV• high frequency (
n
=c/
l
)E: energy (in eV)
l
: wavelengthh: plank’s constantc: speed of light
n
: frequencyRem: eV is the energy that an e- acquires when accelerated one meter distance in an electric field of a potential difference of 1 V(e is charge and V is potential difference).
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