NEET-XII-Physics

44: X-rays

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    For harder X-rays,
    (a) the wavelength is higher
    (b) the intensity is higher
    (c) the frequency is higher
    (d) the photon energy is higher.
    digAnsr:   c,d
    Ans : (c) the frequency is higher
    (d) the photon energy is higher
    Harder X-rays are the X-rays having low wavelengths. Since the frequency varies inversely with the wavelength, hard X-rays have high frequency.
    Energy of a photon `` \left(E\right)`` is given by
    `` E=\frac{hc}{\lambda }``
    Here,
    h = Planck's constant
    c = Speed of light
    `` \lambda `` = Wavelength of light.
    Clearly, energy varies inversely with wavelength. Therefore, the energy of the photon will be higher for the hard X-ray.
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