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Appendix
Comparison between X-Rays and Energetic
Moving Electrons in Vacuum
| Table 4485. Comparison between X-rays and energetic moving electrons.
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X-rays |
Energetic moving electrons
in vacuum |
| Wave characteristics |
Electromagnetic
radiation and waves with a specific wavelength |
Waves with a specific wavelength |
| Particle characteristics |
Particle-like characteristics; photon of electromagnetic energy |
Particle with a specific
energy |
| Mass |
No rest mass |
With rest mass |
| Speed |
Travel at the speed of light (c) in vacuum, do not need
relativistic corrections as their energy increases |
Varies; depends on their energy |
| Energy |
hν |
See link |
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