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Who discovered X-rays?

  1. A
    Albert Einstein
  2. B
    W.K. Roentgen
  3. C
    Ernest Rutherford
  4. D
    J. J. Thomson

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X-rays were discovered in 1895 by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (W.K. Roentgen) while he was investigating cathode rays. This ground-breaking discovery earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

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Who discovered X-rays?
A
Albert Einstein
B
W.K. Roentgen
C
Ernest Rutherford
D
J. J. Thomson

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