For a crystal, the angle of diffraction $(2 \theta)$ is $90^{\circ}$ and the second order line has a $d$…

For a crystal, the angle of diffraction $(2 \theta)$ is $90^{\circ}$ and the second order line has a $d$ value of $2.28 Ã…$. The wavelength (in $Ã…$ ) of X-rays used for Bragg's diffraction is
  1. $1.612$
  2. $2.00$
  3. $2.28$
  4. $4.00$

Solution

Given, angle of diffraction $(2 \theta)=90^{\circ}$ $ \theta=45^{\circ} $ Distance between two planes, $d=2.28 Ã…$ $ n=2 \quad[\because \text { second order diffraction }] $ Bragg's equation is $ \begin{aligned} n \lambda & =2 d \sin \theta \\ 2 \times \lambda & =2 \times 2.28 \times \sin 45^{\circ} \\ \lambda & =1.612 \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2008

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