Crookes tube is used to produce

(A) Radio waves
(B) Micro waves
(C) X-rays
(D) Gamma rays

Correct Answer : X-rays
Question Asked : SSC Combined Graduate Level Prelim Exam 2002
Explanation : X-rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, an ionizing radiation with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet light. X-ray tubes evolved from experimental Crookes tubes with which X-rays were first discovered in the late 19th century, and the availability of this controllable source of X-rays created the field of radiography, the imaging of opaque objects with penetrating radiation.
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