Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · X-rays
If the potential difference applied to the tube is doubled and the...
If the potential difference applied to the tube is doubled and the separation between the filament and the target is also doubled, the cutoff wavelength
Options
- Awill remain unchanged
- Bwill be halved
- Cwill be doubled
- Dwill become four times the original
Correct answer
B. will be halved
Step-by-step solution
The cutoff wavelength of X-rays produced in an X-ray tube is given by the relation \lambda_\min = \dfrac{hc}{eV}.
The cutoff wavelength depends only on the accelerating potential difference and is independent of the separation between the filament and the target.
When the potential difference is doubled, .
The new cutoff wavelength becomes \lambda'_\min = \dfrac{hc}{e(2V)} = \dfrac{\lambda_\min}{2}.
Therefore, the cutoff wavelength will be halved.
The cutoff wavelength depends only on the accelerating potential difference and is independent of the separation between the filament and the target.
When the potential difference is doubled, .
The new cutoff wavelength becomes \lambda'_\min = \dfrac{hc}{e(2V)} = \dfrac{\lambda_\min}{2}.
Therefore, the cutoff wavelength will be halved.