Dual Nature Of Light Question 466

Question: The shortest wavelength of X-rays emitted from an X-ray tube depends on the [MP PMT 1987; CPMT 1988, 92; IIT 1982]

Options:

A) Current in the tube

B) Voltage applied to the tube

C) Nature of gas in the tube

D) Atomic number of target material

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ {\lambda_{\min }}=\frac{hc}{eV}. $ where h, c and e are constants. Hence $ {\lambda_{\min }},\propto ,\frac{1}{V} $