Answer
X-rays are potentially harmful to humans in large doses.
Work Step by Step
High energy electrons can emit x-rays when they slam into metal targets, so this possibility must be accounted for in the design of high-voltage equipment.
University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
by Young, Hugh D.; Freedman, Roger A.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321973615
ISBN 13:
978-0-32197-361-0
Chapter 38 - Photons: Light Waves Behaving as Particles - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 1275: Q38.15
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