What is the charge on X-rays?

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  1. No charge
  2. Positive & Negative
  3. Negative
  4. Positive

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Option 1 : No charge
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CONCEPT:

  • When highly energetic electrons are made to strike a metal target, electromagnetic radiations come out.
  • A large part of this radiation has a wavelength of the order of 0.1 nm and is known as X-ray.
  • These rays named X-ray as at that time its nature and properties were not known.
  • Properties of X-Ray
  1. X - rays travel in a straight line in a vacuum at a speed equal to that of light (3× 108).
  2. X - rays are diffracted by crystals in accordance with Bragg’s law.
  3. X - rays are not deflected by an electric or magnetic field as it contains no charged particles.
  4. X - rays can affect a photographic plate more strongly than visible light.
  5. When passed through a gas, X - rays ionize the molecules of the gas.

EXPLANATION:

  • There is no charge on X-rays.

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