Question: Electrons are accelerated from a cathode toward an anode by a potential difference of 8.0 kV. The electron beam strikes a target anode made of

Electrons are accelerated from a cathode toward an anode by a potential difference of 8.0 kV. The electron beam strikes a target anode made of lead (Pb, atomic number 82). A generalized X-ray spectrum for Pb is shown in the figure below. Three features are labeled: the minimum wavelength, m i n min , the wavelength of a narrow peak p e a k peak , the intensity of X-rays at the peak wavelength I p e a k I peak are labeled. The lead anode is then replaced by an anode made of tungsten (W, atomic number 74). Electrons are then accelerated by the same potential difference, 8.0 kV toward the new anode. Which choice best describes how the features of the spectrum of X-rays with the tungsten W anode will differ from the spectrum with the lead Pb anode

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