Asked in PMC Practice Test 21 (2021) 2021Moderate

A beam of electrons can

Correct answer: C. Both

  • A. Reflect
  • B. Refract
  • C. Both
  • D. None of these

Explanation

An electron beam can be refracted at the interface between a plasma and a gas, much as light is refracted at an air-water interface. Electron diffraction occurs as a result of elastic scattering when the incident electrons do not lose their kinetic energy in their interactions with atoms. In some cases, however, even inelastically scattered electrons can be diffracted as a result of an elastic interaction.

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