NEET2018PhysicsElectromagnetic WavesActual
Assertion : The energy of X-ray photon is greater than that of light (visible) photon. Reason : X-ray photon in vacuum travels faster than light photon.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
Energy of a photon E= h c . As for X-ray is smaller than light, so energy of X-rays is greater than that of light. Therefore, assertion is true. Here, reason is false as X-rays and light travel with same speed in vacuum.