X-rays are electromagnetic waves, not charged particles. Electromagnetic waves are not deflected by static electric or magnetic fields in a vacuum. Phenomena like diffraction, polarisation, and interference are characteristic wave behaviors exhibited by X-rays.
X-rays do not show the phenomenon of
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2015 · Topic: Wave Motion (Diffraction of Waves (Qualitative Aspects))
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