RTE 1418C Exam 1 Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Electric current is measured in? - ANSWER-Amps
The unit for electric potential? - ANSWER-Volts
Using the 2(n)2 rule, how many electrons would be in the K,L,M,N,O,P? - ANSWER-2,
8, 18, 32, 50, 72
What are the three parts of the high-voltage generator? - ANSWER-High Voltage
generator, Filament generator, Rectifiers
What are the three parts of x-ray production? - ANSWER-Console, Generator, X-ray
Tube
What are transitional atoms? - ANSWER-Atoms that electrons fill the inner valence
shells rather than the outer shells
What controls the current in x-ray production? - ANSWER-Variable Resistor/Riostat
What do the elements of the same horizontal groups share on the periodic table? -
ANSWER-The same number of electron shells
What do the elements of the same vertical groups share on the periodic table? -
ANSWER-The same number of electrons in their outer shell
What is Atomic Weight? - ANSWER-Nucleons plus isotopes and gravity
What is Attenuation? - ANSWER-The reduction of EM radiation through
absorption(photoelectric) and scattering (Compton)
What is Fluorescence? - ANSWER-Immediate emission of light
What is Genetic? - ANSWER-In the offspring
What is Ionization? - ANSWER-Adding or removing an electron from or to an atom.
What is Ohm's Law? - ANSWER-Voltage across the total circuit or any portion of the
circuit is equal to the current times the resistance.
What is Phosphorescence? - ANSWER-Delayed or Continuous emission of light
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