1. Have low penetrating power
  2. Travel with the speed of light
  3. Can be reflected or refracted
  4. Can affect photographic plates
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Answer: Option 1

X-rays and gamma rays are photons, i.e. high energy light-waves. When emitted by a source, for example, radium or cobalt, located outside the body, they easily pass through the body, hence they are usually called penetrating radiation. Because X-rays are penetrating, they can be used in diagnostic medicine to image human bones or human organs made opaque by a dye.

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