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Cathode Rays, Thomson's Experiment & Gas Discharge question from NEET 1990 (AIPMT)

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Cathode Rays, Thomson's Experiment & Gas Discharge

In which of the following, emission of electrons does not take place

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Answer: (b)

  1. Thermionic, photoelectric and secondary emission all release electrons from a surface.
  2. X-ray emission gives out photons (electromagnetic radiation), not electrons.
  3. So the answer is (b) X-rays emission.
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