Assertion If the accelerating potential in an 
-ray tube is increased, the wavelengths of the characteristic 
-rays do not change.
Reason Whenever an electron beam strikes the target in an X-ray tube, part of the KE is converted into mechanical energy.
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The wavelength of characteristic 
-ray depends on the atomic number of the target element and it is independent of accelerating potential in X-ray tube.
When an electron beam strikes the target in an X-ray tube, part of the 
is converted into 
-ray energy but not into mechanical energy.
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