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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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X-rays

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · X-rays

When the current in the circuit used to heat the filament is...

When the current in the circuit used to heat the filament is increased, the cutoff wavelength

Options

  1. Awill change
  2. Bwill increase
  3. Cwill decrease
  4. Dwill remain unchanged

Correct answer

D. will remain unchanged

Step-by-step solution

The cutoff wavelength (or minimum wavelength) of the continuous X-ray spectrum is given by:

\lambda_\min = \dfrac{hc}{eV}

where VV is the accelerating potential difference between the cathode and the anode.

The current in the filament circuit only controls the temperature of the filament. An increase in filament current increases the number of electrons emitted per second due to thermionic emission, which increases the intensity of the X-rays produced.

However, it does not change the maximum kinetic energy of the electrons striking the target, which depends solely on the accelerating voltage VV.

Therefore, the cutoff wavelength is independent of the filament current and will remain unchanged.
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