Qstnid -I-6-characteristic X-rays May Be Used To Identify The Element From Which They Are Being Emitted. Can Continuous X-rays Be Used For This Purpose? - 44: X-rays

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Characteristic X-rays may be used to identify the element from which they are being emitted. Can continuous X-rays be used for this purpose?
Ans : Characteristic X-rays are emitted due to the transitions of electrons among different shells. The wavelength of the X-rays emitted in these transitions have definite value for a particular element. But continuous X-rays are emitted due to the conversion of kinetic energy of an electron into photon, which varies from collision to collision and is independent of material. Hence, continuous X-rays provide no information about the element from which they are being emitted.
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