If an X-ray tube operates at a voltage of

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Problem

If an X-ray tube operates at a voltage of 10 kV10\ \text{kV}, find the ratio of the de Broglie wavelength of the incident electrons to the shortest wavelength of X-rays produced. The specific charge of an electron is 1.8×1011 C kg−11.8\times10^{11}\ \text{C kg}^{-1}.

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