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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

For a specific material, the energies and wavelengths of its...

For a specific material, the energies and wavelengths of its characteristic X-rays satisfy which of the following relations?

Options

  1. AE(Mα)>E(Lα)>E(Kα)E(M_\alpha) > E(L_\alpha) > E(K_\alpha)
  2. Bλ(Kα)>λ(Kβ)>λ(Kγ)\lambda(K_\alpha) > \lambda(K_\beta) > \lambda(K_\gamma)
  3. Cλ(Mα)>λ(Lα)>λ(Kα)\lambda(M_\alpha) > \lambda(L_\alpha) > \lambda(K_\alpha)
  4. DE(Kα)>E(Kβ)>E(Kγ)E(K_\alpha) > E(K_\beta) > E(K_\gamma)

Correct answer

C. λ(Mα)>λ(Lα)>λ(Kα)\lambda(M_\alpha) > \lambda(L_\alpha) > \lambda(K_\alpha)

Step-by-step solution

The energy of characteristic X-rays is given by the difference in energy levels of the atom: E=En2−En1E = E_{n_2} - E_{n_1}.

The energy levels of an atom are approximately given by En∝−1n2E_n \propto -\dfrac{1}{n^2}.

For the KK series, the transitions are to the KK shell (n=1n=1):
E(Kα)=E2−E1E(K_\alpha) = E_2 - E_1
E(Kβ)=E3−E1E(K_\beta) = E_3 - E_1
E(Kγ)=E4−E1E(K_\gamma) = E_4 - E_1

Since E4>E3>E2E_4 > E_3 > E_2, we have E(Kγ)>E(Kβ)>E(Kα)E(K_\gamma) > E(K_\beta) > E(K_\alpha).

Using the relation λ=hcE\lambda = \dfrac{hc}{E}, the wavelengths follow the reverse order:
λ(Kα)>λ(Kβ)>λ(Kγ)\lambda(K_\alpha) > \lambda(K_\beta) > \lambda(K_\gamma)

For the α\alpha transitions of different series, the transitions are between adjacent shells:
E(Kα)=E2−E1E(K_\alpha) = E_2 - E_1
E(Lα)=E3−E2E(L_\alpha) = E_3 - E_2
E(Mα)=E4−E3E(M_\alpha) = E_4 - E_3

Since the energy gap between adjacent levels decreases as nn increases, we have:
E(Kα)>E(Lα)>E(Mα)E(K_\alpha) > E(L_\alpha) > E(M_\alpha)

Correspondingly, the wavelengths follow the reverse order:
λ(Mα)>λ(Lα)>λ(Kα)\lambda(M_\alpha) > \lambda(L_\alpha) > \lambda(K_\alpha)
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