The majority of x-rays produced by dental x-ray machines are formed by:

a. Characteristic radiation
b. Radionuclide decay
c. Bremsstrahlung radiation
d. Coherent scattering

c. The majority of x-rays produced by dental x-ray machines are formed by general/bremsstrahlung radiation which is produced when electrons are accelerated across the tube head and abruptly stop against the tungsten target.

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Baddeley and Longman (1978) compared various massed and distributed training schedules for training postal workers and found the worst schedule for learning to be:

A. 2-hour sessions twice a day for 3 weeks B. 2-hour sessions once a day for 6 weeks C. 1-hour sessions once a day for 12 weeks D. 1-hour sessions twice a day for 6 weeks

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