2015 · Q35
X-rays are
General KnowledgePhysics
- Adeflected by an electric field but not by a magnetic field
- Bdeflected by a magnetic field but not by an electric field
- Cdeflected by both a magnetic field and an electric field
- Dnot deflected by an electric field or a magnetic field
Explanation
X-rays are electromagnetic waves and therefore electrically neutral, carrying no charge and no magnetic moment. Unlike alpha or beta particles, they pass through electric and magnetic fields undeflected. Hence D.