X-rays find application in medical scenarios for generating images of bones, tissues, and organs. While X-rays can penetrate tissues like skin, their ability to penetrate bone is comparatively lower. This property of X-rays is attributed to which characteristic of the rays?(1 point)

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Responses

their short wavelengths
their short wavelengths

their large amplitudes
their large amplitudes

their small amplitudes
their small amplitudes

their long wavelengths

Answer 1

The ability of X-rays to penetrate tissues like skin and their comparatively lower ability to penetrate bone is attributed to their short wavelengths.

X-rays have short wavelengths, which allows them to interact with matter in a way that is effective for imaging. Bones, being denser than soft tissues, absorb more X-rays due to their density and atomic composition, resulting in less penetration compared to less dense tissues.

So, the correct response is: their short wavelengths.