Do X-rays have wave-particle duality?
In 1905, Einstein introduced the concept of a quanta of light or electromagnetic energy being absorbed in the photoelectric effect with the liberation of an electron. He calculated the energy of the quanta of light or photon using: – E = hf Where h is Planck’s constant and f is the frequency of the quanta or photon of light energy. Visible light, ultraviolet light, and X-rays can be used to produce the photoelectric effect. Thus, X-rays may exhibit a particular nature. However, X-rays have a frequency range of 3 × 10^16 Hz to 3 × 10^19 Hz and so their photon’s are much more energetic than those of visible light. From the wave model of electromagnetic radiation where the speed of light equals the product of the radiations wavelength and frequency, it is clear that X-rays have very short wavelengths. This small wavelength may be used to determine crystal structures using X-ray crystallography. ‘… Crystals are regular arrays of atoms, and X-rays can be considered waves of electromagneti
