Radiation Physics

The electrostatic force of attraction that holds the negative electrons in their orbit

• Binding Energy

• Ionization Energy

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Braking Radiation

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The amount of energy required to remove an electron from its orbit

• Ionization Energy

• Binding Energy

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Braking Radiation

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The process by which radiation results in the formation of a negatively charged electron and a positively charged ion

• Binding Energy

• Braking Radiation

• Characteristic Radiation

• Ionization

The number of protons in the nucleus

• Atomic number

• Atomic mass number

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

• Atomic number

• Atomic mass number

Quantum theory treats electromagnetic radiation as

• Photons

• Waves

• Particles

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The wave theory treats electromagnetic radiation as

• Photons

• Waves

• Particles

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Photons with shorter wavelengths have higher energy

• True

• False

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The energy of the photon and its wavelength are directly proportional

• True

• False

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Photons used in dental radiography have energies of

• 10 - 120 KeV

• 100 - 120 KeV

• 10 - 20 KeV

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