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.
X-rays are a form of electromagnetic energy just light-rays and micro-waves are. X-rays have more energy than light-rays so they can penetrate and travel through materials that light-rays cannot. Film is sensitive to x-rays in the same way that it is to light-rays, so X-rays can be used produce images. X-rays that are sent through an object can produce an image on a piece of film placed on the opposite side of the object.