Test Bank - Chapter 01 Q1: When were x-rays discovered? A. October 8, 1985 B. November 8, 1895 (Correct) C. January 23, 1896 D. August 15, 1902 Rationale: X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on November 8, 1895.
Q2: What type of tube was Roentgen working with in his lab when x-rays were discovered? A. Crookes tube (Correct) B. Fluorescent tube C. High-vacuum tube D. Wurzburg tube Rationale: Roentgen was working with a low-vacuum tube known as a Crookes tube.
Q3: Which of the following terms could be defined as the instantaneous production of light only during an interaction between a type of energy and some element or compound? A. Phosphorescence B. Afterglow C. Glowing D. Fluorescence (Correct) Rationale: Fluorescence is the instantaneous emission of light from a material due to the interaction with some type of energy.
Q4: Barium platinocyanide was the: A. type of dark paper Roentgen used to darken his laboratory. B. material Roentgen used to produce the first radiograph of his wife’s hand. C. metal used to produce the low-vacuum tube. D. fluorescent material that glowed when the tube was energized. (Correct) Rationale: A piece of paper coated with barium platinocyanide glowed each time Roentgen energized his tube.
Q5: The first radiograph produced by Roentgen, of his wife’s hand, required an exposure time of: A. 15 s. B. 150 s. C. 15 min. (Correct)
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