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What does X stand for in X-Ray?

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X= Unknown, of course now we know they are caused by the electromagnetic radiation released when ionized particles in an x-ray tube hit the target and are scattered as x-rays.

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What does the x stand for in x-ray?
The X is not an abbreviation of another word. X-Radiation is a form of electromagnetic Radiation having a wavelength of 0.01 to 10 nometers. In other languages XRays may be called Rontgen Radiation...
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