Just as visible light is diffracted by the finely spaced grooves on a CD, electromagnetic radiation in the ________ range has the appropriate wavelength to be diffracted by atoms and electron density in a crystalline lattice.
A) UV-A
B) UV-B
C) X-ray
D) gamma-ray
E) microwave

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X-ray radiation has wavelengths on the order of the spacing between atoms in a crystalline lattice, allowing it to be diffracted by the electron density in the lattice. This diffraction can be used to determine the structure of the crystal.

Just as Visible Light Is Diffracted by the Finely Spaced