Q.X-ray is :
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →X-rays arise from the conversion of the kinetic energy of fast electrons into electromagnetic radiation when they are suddenly decelerated at a target.
In an X-ray tube, electrons are accelerated through a high potential difference and made to strike a heavy metal target (e.g., tungsten, molybdenum). When these fast electrons are suddenly decelerated (or stopped) inside the target, most of their kinetic energy converts to heat, and a fraction converts into electromagnetic radiation in the X-ray region — this is the continuous (Bremsstrahlung) X-ray spectrum; sharp characteristic lines are produced separately from inner-shell atomic transitions. The fundamental mechan …
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