What does X stand for in X-Rays?

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What does X stand for in X-Rays?

Question #79081. Asked by armindasantana.

tragic_flawed
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tragic_flawed
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Unknown_-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray

Apr 18 2007, 2:01 PM

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tragic_flawed
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tragic_flawed
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Unknown- because this type was new and unknown.

Apr 18 2007, 2:01 PM

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Kumiko17
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Kumiko17

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Good day!
X does not stand for anything.
When Röntgen submitted his scientific paper he referred to the radiation as "X", to indicate that it was an unknown type of radiation. The name stuck.

Apr 18 2007, 2:23 PM

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X = "unknown" ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Conrad_R%C3%B6ntgen

They are also known as "Roentgen rays" by some people.

Apr 18 2007, 2:31 PM

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brandiwyne77
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brandiwyne77

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xenon

Apr 18 2007, 2:52 PM

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