Question

When a stream of electrons strikes a metal target, the resulting radiation is?

Answer 1

When electrons are directed to a metal target they hit the surface of the metal.

The electrons posses kinetic energy.

The kinetic energy of the electrons is converted to x - rays when the electrons hit the metal target.

Not all the kinetic energy is converted to x - rays. Some of it is converted to heat energy which heats up the metal target.

The radiations formed when electrons hit a metal target is thus X-rays.