The intensity distribution of X-rays from two Coolidge tubes operated on different voltages V1 and V2 and usingdifferent target materials of atomic numbers Z1 and Z2 is shown in the figure. Which one of the following inequalities is true?
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a
V1>V2;Z1
b
V1>V2;Z1>Z2
c
V1Z2
d
V1=V2;Z1
answer is A.
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Detailed Solution
By Moseley'slaw,lmin=hceV⇒λ∝1V∴λ2>λ1see graph⇒V1>V2v=aZ−b . . . Moseley's lawv∝Z−12⇒λ∝1Z−12 . ∴v∝1λλ1>λ2see graph for characteristic lines⇒Z2>Z1.