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Dispersion through Prisms

In X-ray tube...

Question

In X-ray tube, wavelength of X-ray is the characteristic of :-

A

tube voltage

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target material

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C

filament current

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B
target material

The wavelength characteristic of X-ray will depend on the atomic number of the target material.
The wavelength characteristics of x-ray are independent of accelerating voltage and filament current.
Hence option (B) is correct.

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