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AIIMS 2008
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2008
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electromagnetic Waves

AIIMS 2008 · Physics · Electromagnetic Waves

Assertion : X-rays can penetrate through the flesh but not through...

Assertion : X-rays can penetrate through the flesh but not through the bones. Reason : The penetrating power of X-rays depends on voltage.

Options

  1. AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  2. BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
  3. CIf assertion is true but reason is false
  4. DIf both assertion and reason are false.

Correct answer

B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Step-by-step solution

Hardness penetrating power of X-ray depends upon accelerating voltage applied across X\mathrm{X}-ray tube. Characteristic X\mathrm{X}-ray relate to the material of target. X-ray can't pass through matter of heavier element like bones (which contain phosphorus and calcium) but can pass through matter of lighter element as flesh (which contain oxygen, hydrogen and carbon).
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