The silver bromide crystals in X-ray films form which type of image after exposure to radiation?

The silver bromide crystals in X-ray films create a latent image after exposure to radiation. When the film is exposed to X-rays, the energy from the radiation interacts with the silver bromide crystals, causing a change in the crystals that results in a hidden or "latent" image. This image is not visible until the film is processed through a series of chemical steps, which ultimately reveal the clear image that is used for diagnostic purposes.

While the options related to a clear image, a chemical image, or a developed image might relate to the overall process involved in creating an X-ray film, they do not specifically describe the initial state of the image immediately after exposure. Only the latent image accurately depicts what forms as the first outcome of the interaction between the radiation and the silver bromide crystals before any development process takes place.