X-Ray

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X-Ray: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, X-ray, Production of X-rays in Coolidge Tube, Bragg's Diffraction & Moseley's Law in Characteristic X-rays etc.

Important Questions on X-Ray

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The wavelength of the characteristic X-ray   K α line emitted by a hydrogen like element is 0.32 Å. The wavelength of the   K β line emitted by the same element will be___________.

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To produce characteristic X-rays using a Tungsten target in an X-ray generator, the accelerating voltage Vaccelerating should be greater than ______ volts and the energy E of the characteristic radiation is ______ eV.

(The binding energy of the innermost electron in Tungsten is 40 keV).

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The waves emitted when a metal target is bombarded with high energy electrons are

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The maximum Compton's shift in wavelength of the scattered x-ray beam is almost

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Characteristic X- rays of frequency 4.2×1018 HZ are produced, when transition from L shell to K shell take place in a certain material. Then atomic number of the target material is R=1.1×107 m-1

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What would the wavelength of the Kβ line emitted by a hydrogen-like element, if wavelength of the characteristic X-ray, Kα line emitted by it is 0.32 A.

 

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If only 0.5% of the energy supplied to a Coolidge tube is converted into X-ray beam, then calculate the energy carried by the X-rays, if the potential difference across the tube is 20 kV and 10 mA current flows through the voltage supply.

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If a Coolidge tube is operated at potential difference of 40 kV, minimum wavelength of X-rays produced is:

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The element which has a Kα x-rays line of wavelength 1.8Å is R=1.1×107 m-1, b=1 and 533=0.39

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If Ni (nical) is used as target material, then λmin is minimum wavelength produced in X-ray tube and λkα is the wavelength of kα line. If the operating tube voltage is increased and Ca (calsium) is used as target material in place of Ni, then the difference λkα-λmin will :

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Electrons with de-Broglie wavelength λ fall on the target in an X-ray tube. The cut-off wavelength of the emitted X-rays is

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A student is jogging on a straight path with the speed 5.4 km per hour. Perpendicular to the path is kept a pipe with its opening 8 m from the road (see figure). Diameter of the pipe is 0.45 m At the other end of the pipe is a speaker emitting sound of 1280 Hz towards the opening of the pipes. As the student passes in front of the pipe, she hears the speaker sound for T seconds. T is in the range (take speed of sound, 320 ms-1):

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Electrons of mass m with de Broglie wavelength λ fall on the target in an X-ray tube. The cut-off wavelength λ0 of the emitted X-ray is

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The speed of the colliding electron is increased in an X-ray tube, then

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In a coolidge tube, the potential difference used to accelerate the electrons is increased from 12.4 kV  to 24.8 kV. As a result the difference between λKα and λmin increases three fold. The wavelength of Kα line is - hce=12.4 kV Ao

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According to Mosley's law of characteristic X-ray. Which of the following is correct?

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The ratio of wavelengths of kα X-ray from two elements is 4. If the atomic number of heavier element is 55, then the other element is,

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The wavelength of Kα line from an element of atomic number 51 is λ. From another element the wavelength of Kα line is 4λ. What is the atomic number of second element?
 

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Consider a photon of continuous X-ray and a photon of characteristics X-ray of the same wavelength. Which of the following is different for the two photons?

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On increasing the filament current in X-ray tube :-