Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Question:

We wish to observe an object which is 2.5 Å in size. The minimum energy photon that can be used -

Options:

5 KeV

8 KeV

10 KeV

12 KeV

Correct Answer:

5 KeV

Explanation:

In order for scattering to occur, the wavelength of the waves must be of the same order of magnitude or smaller than the size of the object being observed. Hence the largest possible wavelength we can use in the present problem is $λ_{max} = 2.5 Å$. Hence minimum energy is

$E_{min}=hv_{min}=\frac{hc}{λ_{max}}=\frac{12.40×10^3}{2.5Å}eV.Å=4.96×10^3eV=5KeV$