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LEVEL 1 10. The wavelength of the characteristic x-

01. The cut-off wavelength when a potential ray k  line emitted by a hydrogen like
difference of 25 KV is applied to an x-ray atom is 0.31 A 0. The wavelength of k 
tube, is line emitted by the same material is
1) 0.248 A0 2) 0.496 A0 1) 0.36 A0 2) 0.26 A0
3) 0.124 A0 4) 4.96 A0 3) 0.18 A0 4) 1.67 A0
02. The wavelength of x-rays is of the order 11. If K , K  and L are the wavelengths
of of K , K  and L lines, then
1) 10 –4 m 2)10 –6 m 3) 10 –8 m 4)10 –10 m K L K K 
 
1) K    2)  
03. The energy of an x-ray photon is 4 kev. L
K  K 
K L
Its frequency is nearly
K K  K L
1) 10
18
Hz 2) 10
19
Hz 3)   4)  
L
K  K K 
K  L
3) 10 17 Hz 4) 10 10 Hz
04. In order that the short wavelength limit 12. Atomic numbers of two element are 31
of the continuous x-ray spectrum be and 41. Find the ratio of the wavelength
1A 0 , th e po t e nt i a l d iff e re n ce of the k  are
th r oug h wh ic h e l e ct r on m u st b e 1) 4 : 3 2) 9 : 16
accelerated is 3) 16 : 27 4) 16: 9
1) 124 KV 2) 1.24 KV
LEVEL I KEY
3) 12.4 KV 4) 1240 KV
01) 2 02) 4 03) 1 04) 3 05) 3
05. An x-ray tube is operated at 40 KV,
fi nd t he s ho rt e st w av e le ng th
06) 3 07) 2 08) 3 09) 1 10) 2
ofcontinuous x-rays 11) 1 12) 4
1) 0.62 A0 2) 0.14 A X - RAYS LEVEL II
3) 0.31 A 0
4) 0.24 A0
01. Intensity of X-rays from a Coolidge
06. T he wav ele ng th of K line f r om an Tube is plotted against wavelength  as
element with Z=41 is  . What is the sh o wn in f igur e . T he m in im um
wavelength of an element with Z=21 w av e le ngth fo un d is  C a n d t h e
1) 2 2) 8 3) 4 4)  w av e le ng th o f k  li n e s i s  k . A s
07. The momentum of photon of energy 1 accelerating voltage is increased
MeV will approximately be
1) 10-22 kg-m/s 2) 5 x 10-22 kg-m/s
-6
3) 3 x 10 kg-m/s 4) 0
08. An x-ray tube is operating at 150 KV
and 10mA. If only 1% of the electric
power supplied is converted into x-rays,
the rate at which the target is heated in
1)  k –  C increases
calories per second is
1) 3.55 2) 35.5 3) 355 4) 3550 2)  k –  C decreases
09. The x-ray wavelength of L  line of
3)  k increases
platinum (z=78) is 1.3 A 0 . The x-ray
wavelength of L line of molybdenum 4)  k decreases
(z=42) is (constant b=7.4)
1) 5.41 A0 2) 4.2 A0
3) 2.7 A0 4) 1.35 A0
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02. E l e ct r on s wit h e ne r g y 80 k e V a r e 1) 4.8  1017 Hz 2) 9.6  1018 Hz
incident on tungsten target of an X-ray 3) 9.6  10 17 Hz 4) 4.8  1018 Hz
tube. K shell electrons of tungsten have
08. An x-ray tube is operated at a constant
72.5 keV energy. X-ray emitted by tube
potential difference and it is required to get
contain only
x-rays of wavelength not less than 0.2nm.
1) Continuous X-ray spectrum with a Then the potential difference in kilo volts is (h
minimum wavelength of 0.155 A 0 = 6.63 x 10-34JS; e = 1.6 x 10-19C C = 3 x
2) In continuous X-ray spectrum 10 8 ms-1 )
(Bremsstrah-lung) with all wavelengths 1) 24.8 2) 12.4 3) 6.2 4) 3.
3) The characteristic X-ray spectrum of 09. An X-ray tube is operated at a constant
tungsten p.d and it is required to set X-rays of
4) A continuous X-ray spectrum (Bremsstrah-
0 frequency not more than 1019 Hz . The
lung) with a minimum wavelength 0.155 A and p.d in kV (nearly)
characteristic X-ray spectrum of tungsten 1) 10 2) 20 3) 30 4) 40
03. I n X-r ay spec tr um t ra nsition of a n 10. A n X–r a y t ub e ope r a te s a t 50 k V.
electron from an outer shell to an inner Consid er t ha t at e ach co llision, an
she ll g iv e s a c h ar a c te r isti c X- ra y electron converts 50% of its energy into
spectral line. If we consider the spectral ph ot on s an d 10 % e n e rg y w o uld b e
lines K  , L  and M  then disiipated as thermal energy due to the
collision, then the wavelength of emitted
1) K  and L  have common inner shell
photons during 2 nd collision is
2) K  and L  have common outer shell [Take hc = 1242 weV-nm]
3) L  and M  have common outer shell 1) 1.242 nm 2) 1.242 Å
4) L  and M  have common inner shell 3) 4.968 nm 4) 4.968 Å
11. The wavelength for K b for X-ray of
04. A graph of v and z is plotted. The
certain material A is 12.42 p m. It
intercept of the graph on the z-axis is
takes 10 keV to remove the elecron from
1 and the slope of the graph is 0.5 M s he ll of A . The m ini m um
3
1 accelerating potential that should be
x 10 ( Hz ) 2 . Find the frequency of k  applied across X-ray tube with target
line for an element of atomic number material A, so that a K a X-ray would
41. be produced, is
1) 4  106 Hz 2) 4  108 Hz 1) 10 kV 2) 100 kV3) 110 kV4) 80 kV
3) 4  1010 Hz 4) 4  1012 Hz
12. The K  X-ray of molybodenum has
05. Using Moseley's law v = a(z – b) the wavelength 71 pm. If the energy of a
wavelength of K line for z equal to 41 molybdenum atom with a K electron
7 1/ 2
when a = 5 x 10 Hz is knocked out is 23.32 ke V, what will be
– 8 the energy of this ztom when on L elec-
1) 7.5 x 10 m 2) 7.5 x 10 – 11 m
tron is knocked out?
3) 7.5 x 10 – 10 m 4) 7.5 x 10 – 12 m
1) 5.82 ke V 2) 10 ke V
06. With a D.C power suplly giving 10mA
at a p.d of 50kV. The power of the 3) 1000 ke V 4) 8 ke V
emitted X-ray is 5watt. The efficiency LEVEL II KEY
of X-ray tube is
1) 10% 2) 1% 3) 5% 4) 25% 01) 1 02) 4 03) 3 04) 2 05) 2 06) 2
07. An x-ray tube operates at 40 KV. An 07) 1 08) 3 09) 4 10) 2 11) 3 12) 1
electron converts 5% of its energy into
an x-ray photon. The frequency of
this x-ray photon will be