Exam 1 Flashcards
what is EMR measured in
electron bolts (eV)
what type of radiation is the primary radiation produced with x-ray
Electromagnetic radiation
1000eV is equal to how many kiloelectron volts(KeV)
1
what is EMR frequency measured in
Hertz
what is frequency
the rise and fall of the sine wave
does X-ray have a high or low frequency
high
how is EMR wavelength measured
in meters
what is wavelength
the distance beween 1 peak of the wave to the next peak
does x ray have along or short wavelength
very short
do EMR have mass?
no
what are the bundles (packets) that EMR travels in called
photons or quanta
as distance increases what happens to intensity
decreases
what determines if a EMR is ionizing or nonionizing
wavelength
what type of EMR has a very short wavelength and high frequency
ionizing radiation
what are examples of ionizing radiation
X-ray
Gamma rays
