Characteristics or Properties of X Rays


  1. X rays are electromagnetic radiation with wavelength ranging from 0.1 - 1 Å.
  2. X rays travel in straight lines.
  3. X rays are produced when high energy electrons are stopped by metal barriers.
  4. X rays are absorbed more readily by heavy elements than light elements.
  5. X rays affect photographic plates.
  6. X rays cause fluorescence.
  7. X rays are not affected by electric or magnetic fields.
  8. X ray Spectrum consists of  line spectrum superimposed on a continuous spectrum.
  9. X rays interact with materials and cause ionization.
  10. X rays are diffracted by atomic or molecular arrangement in crystals.