X-rays, like light and radio waves, are a form of ________ radiation.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


electromagnetic

X-rays were first discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. X-rays, like light and radio waves, are a form of electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic means pertaining to energy propagated through matter and space. The term deconstructs into the suffix -ic meaning pertaining to, root/combining form electr/o- meaning electricity, and root -magnet- meaning magnet.

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