Concept explainers
(a)
The minimum potential difference through which the electrons needed to be accelerated to produce x-ray.
(b)
How the required potential to produce x-ray depends on the wavelength of the ray.
(c)
To explain whether the result in the previous sections predicts the correct minimum wavelength in Figure 41.22.
(d)
Whether the relation found in section (a) is equally applicable to other kinds of
(e)
The potential difference when the wavelength goes to zero.
(f)
The potential difference as the wavelength increases without limit.
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