X-radiation Frequencies – Rankers Physics
Topic: Modern Physics
Subtopic: Atomic Structure

X-radiation Frequencies

Assertion (A): The frequency of \(K_\alpha\) X-radiations is greater than \(K_\beta\) for a given target.
Reason (R): \(K_\alpha\) radiation is produced when an electron from \(n = 2\) jumps into the vacancy in \(n = 1\) orbit, whereas in \(K_\beta\) radiation the transition takes place from \(n = 3\) to \(n = 2\).
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Assertion (A) is false: \(K_\beta\) (\(n=3 \to n=1\)) involves a larger energy difference than \(K_\alpha\) (\(n=2 \to n=1\)), so \(f_{K_\beta}\ > f_{K_\alpha}\). Reason (R) is false: While \(K_\alpha\) is \(n=2 \to n=1\), \(K_\beta\) is \(n=3 \to n=1\), not \(n=3 \to n=2\). Both are false.

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