NEET2016PhysicsDual Nature of MatterActual
Electrons of mass, m with de-Broglie wavelength, λ fall on the target in an X-ray tube. The cutoff wavelength, λ 0 of the emitted X-ray is
Options
- Aλ 0 = 2 m c λ 2 h
- Bλ 0 = 2 h m c
- Cλ 0 = 2 m 2 c 2 λ 3 h 2
- Dλ 0 = λ
Correct answer
A. λ 0 = 2 m c λ 2 h
Step-by-step solution
Momentum, P = h λ ⇒ E = P 2 2 m ⇒ h 2 2 m λ 2 = h c λ 0 ⇒ λ 0 = h c h 2 2 m λ 2 = 2 m c λ 2 h .