Applications of X - rays - Important uses of X - Rays ?

              

what are X-rays?

                 X-rays are electromagnetic waves of short wavelength in the range of 0.5 A⁰ to 10 A⁰   

^{Who discovered X-rays?}

                 ^{Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays in the year 1895.}

^{How did he discover it?}

                     ^{A beam of fast-moving electrons is incident in a target. The target consists of a copper block in which a piece of tungsten or molybdenum is fired, and invisible penetrating radiation is produced.}

           ^{Due to the unknown nature of the radiation, Roentgen called this radiation as X - rays.}

Important uses of  X - Rays

^{1) It is used to detect fractures and tumours in the human body.} 

^{2) The diagnosis of tuberculosis, is a stone in the kidneys.}

^{3) Skin diseases, malignant sores, and cancer have been cured by}

    ^X-rays.

^{4) X-rays are used to analyse the structure of material composite bodies alloys, rubber, and cellulose.}

^{5) X- rays used to study the structure of crystalline solids and alloys.}