Who discovered X-rays? , Who discovered X-rays?

A. Roentgen

B. Maxwell

C. Rutherford

D. Torricelli

Correct Answer :

A. Roentgen

Explanation

X-rays were discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. X-rays make up X-radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 beta hertz to 30 hexa hertz and energies in the range 100 eV to 100 keV.