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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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X-rays

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · X-rays

When an X-ray is incident on a material, it

When an X-ray is incident on a material, it

Options

  1. Atransfers electric charge to it
  2. Btransfers momentum to it
  3. Ctransfers energy to it
  4. Dexerts a force on it

Correct answer

D. exerts a force on it

Step-by-step solution

X-rays are electromagnetic waves consisting of uncharged photons.

Photons carry energy E=hνE = h\nu and momentum p=hλp = \dfrac{h}{\lambda}.

When X-rays are incident on a material, they can be absorbed or scattered, thereby transferring energy and momentum to the material.

The continuous transfer of momentum over time means that a force is exerted on the material, which manifests as radiation pressure.

Since X-ray photons are electrically neutral, they do not transfer any electric charge to the material.
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