An important use of x-ray diffraction was:
A)the observation of Compton scattering.
B)determining the structure of the DNA molecule.
C)production of positrons.
D)observation of the photoelectric effect.

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X-ray diffraction was essential in determining the structure of the DNA molecule by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins in the 1950s, which led to the discovery of its double-helix structure.

An Important Use of X-Ray Diffraction Was