X-rays are typically produced when?

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1. X-rays are typically produced when?

Low-speed electrons are gently ejected from a filament

High-speed electrons are suddenly stopped by striking a metal target

Anode rays are obstructed by a solid object

Gamma rays are obstructed by a solid object

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X-rays form when fast-moving electrons slam into a metal target and decelerate abruptly, converting much of their kinetic energy directly into X-ray photons.