Characteristic and Continuous X-Rays
Characteristic and Continuous X-Rays: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Continuous X-rays, Mode of Production of Continuous X-rays, Cut off Wavelength of Continuous X-ray, Characteristic X-rays, Mode of Production of Characteristic X-rays and Duane – Hunt Formula.
Important Questions on Characteristic and Continuous X-Rays
The wavelength of the characteristic X-ray line emitted by a hydrogen like element is 0.32 Å. The wavelength of the line emitted by the same element will be___________.

To produce characteristic X-rays using a Tungsten target in an X-ray generator, the accelerating voltage should be greater than ______ volts and the energy of the characteristic radiation is ______
(The binding energy of the innermost electron in Tungsten is ).

State the Duane-Hunt formula for continuous X-rays.

The work function of metal of independent of
nature of the surface of the metal
dimension of the metal
properties of the metal
abundance of the metal

The work function of metal is

The wave nature of light was established by
Maxwell's equations
Fraunhoffer lines
Hertz experiment
Einstein's theory

Particle like behaviour of light arises from the fact that each quanta of light has definite and a fixed value of just like a particle, here and refer to

The production of continuous X-ray is due to the-

Which of the followina are the characteristics required for the target to produce -rays

Electrons with de-Broglie wavelength fall on the target in an X-ray tube. The cut-off wavelength of the emitted X-rays is

Electrons of mass with de Broglie wavelength fall on the target in an -ray tube. The cut-off wavelength of the emitted -ray is

The speed of the colliding electron is increased in an -ray tube, then

In a coolidge tube, the potential difference used to accelerate the electrons is increased from to As a result the difference between and increases three fold. The wavelength of line is -

According to Mosley's law of characteristic ray. Which of the following is correct?

Consider a photon of continuous -ray and a photon of characteristics -ray of the same wavelength. Which of the following is different for the two photons?

For the production of characteristics , ray, the electron transition will be:

The production of characteristic rays is due to:-

characteristic rays refers to the transition:-

Which of the following is related with the characteristic emission of ray?

In the context of X-rays generated from an X-ray tube, which amongst the following statements is not correct?
