the wavelength of light in the x-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum is x - rays.
the wavelength of light in the x-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum is x - rays.
the wavelength of light in the x-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum is?
x - rays
the electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging from below one hertz to above 10 hertz, corresponding to wavelengths from thousands of kilometers down to a fraction of the size of an atomic nucleus. this frequency range is divided into separate bands, and the electromagnetic waves within each frequency band are called by different names; beginning at the low frequency (long wavelength) end of the spectrum these are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays at the high-frequency (short wavelength) end. the electromagnetic waves in each of these bands have different characteristics, such as how they are produced, how they interact with matter, and their practical applications. the limit for long wavelengths is the size of the universe itself, while it is thought that the short wavelength limit is in the vicinity of the planck length. gamma rays, x-rays, and high ultraviolet are classified as "ionizing radiation" as their photons have enough energy to ionize atoms, causing chemical reactions.
electromagnetic spectrum
gamma rays from the nuclear processes preceding the true explosion may be partially responsible for the following fireball, as they may superheat nearby air and/or other material. the vast majority of the energy that goes on to form the fireball is in the soft x-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum, with these x-rays being produced by the inelastic collisions of the high speed fission and fusion products. it is these reaction products and not the gamma rays which contain most of the energy of the nuclear reactions in the form of kinetic energy. this kinetic energy of the fission and fusion fragments is converted into internal and then radiation energy by approximately following the process of blackbody radiation emitting in the soft x-ray region. as a result of numerous inelastic collisions, part of the kinetic energy of the fission fragments is converted into internal and radiation energy. some of the electrons are removed entirely from the atoms, thus causing ionization, others are raised to higher energy (or excited) states while still remaining attached to the nuclei. within an extremely short time, perhaps a hundredth of a microsecond or so, the weapon residues consist essentially of completely and partially stripped (ionized) atoms, many of the latter being in excited states, together with the corresponding free electrons. the system then immediately emits electromagnetic (thermal) radiation, the nature of which is determined by the temperature. since this is of the order of 10 degrees, most of the energy emitted within a microsecond or so is in the soft x-ray region. to understand this one must remember that temperature depends on the average internal energy/heat of the particles in a certain volume, and internal energy or heat is due to kinetic energy.
effects of nuclear explosions