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- 1. An early version of the cathode ray tubes used in older televisions and monitors
- 3. First type of practical x-ray tube to employ the principle of thermionic emission
- 5. It is made up of particles with mass and energy, some of which may or may not carry an electric charge.
- 6. The visible or invisible radiation released by certain substances in response to incident short-wavelength radiation such as X-rays or ultraviolet light.
- 8. Positive or oxidizing electrode that acquires electrons from the external circuit and is reduced during the electrochemical reaction.
- 9. the unique capability to remove electrons from atoms and molecules in the matter through which they pass
- 10. It could create a fluorescent effect in barium platinocyanide even when blocked by a sheet of cardboard
- 12. Originally named niton after the Latin word for shining, “nitens,”
- 13. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light
- 14. A specialized imaging gadget that generates viewable X-rays without the requirement for X-ray photography or development
- 15. It is connected to the positive side of the high voltage in the crookes tube
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- 2. Form of energy that is all around us and takes many forms, such as radio waves, microwaves, X-rays and gamma rays
- 4. It fluoresces in the presence of x-rays and gamma rays
- 7. a picture produced on a sensitive surface by a form of radiation other than visible light
- 11. A stream of electrons emitted from the negative electrode of a discharge tube containing a low-pressure gas, or electrons emitted from a heated filament in certain electron tubes.