Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Dangers and Uses.
High-frequency, high-energy electromagnetic radiation typically generated by electron transitions outside the nucleus.
X-rays appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially Dangers and Uses and Atomic Changes and Radiation.
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Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
The EM Spectrum • EM Spectrum Groupings