Properties of X-rays

1. Highly penetrating and invisible
2. Electrically and magnetically neutral
3. Heterogeneous (created at various energies, polyenergetic)
4. Liberate minute amounts of heat when interacting with matter
5. Travel in straight lines and diverge from the source
6. Travel at the speed of light
7. Capable of ionizing gases
8. Cause fluorescence of certain materials
9. Cannot be focused by a lens
10. Affect photographic film
11. Produce chemical and biologic changes
12. Produce secondary and scattered radiation