The mediaâs role in bringing many of the significant events of the civil rights movement to light helped the nation to progress towards more equality.
â¢ X rays are high energy electromagnetic waves, but visible light is medium energy electromagnetic waves. â¢ The visible spectrum is very narrow compared to the X-ray spectrum. â¢ X rays can penetrate the human body but visible light is not capable of doing that. Related posts: 1  Difference Between Radioactivity and Radiation.
I can't see through my skin, but x-rays can easily pass through me, and gamma rays can fcking melt my brain and such. What accounts for the fact that both long-wavelength waves (radio) and short-wavelength waves (x-rays, etc.) can pass through solid objects, but medium-wavelength waves (visible light) cannot?