Question

If you need to produce X-ray radiation with a wavelength of 1 Å. a. Through what voltage difference must the electron be accelerated in vacuum so that it can, upon colliding with a target, generate such a photon? (Assume that all of the electron’s energy is transferred to the photon.)

Answer 1

12.4×10^3 V

Step-by-step explanation:

From E=hc/wavelength= eV

The voltage becomes

V= hc/e* wavelength

V= 6.63*10^-34*3*10^8/1.6*10^-19*1*10^-10

Note that the energy of the photon is transferred to the electron. That is the basic assumption we have applied in solving this problem. The kinetic energy of the electron is equal to the product of the electron charge and the acceleration potential.