Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Waves-I - Problems - Page 477: 78c

Answer

The frequency range of X-rays is $6.0\times 10^{16}Hz -3.0\times 10^{19}Hz$

Work Step by Step

The minimum frequency of X-rays is given as $f_{min}=\frac{c}{\lambda_{max}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $f_{min}=\frac{3\times 10^{8}}{5\times 10^{-9}}=6.0\times 10^{16}Hz$ The maximum frequency of X-rays is given as $f_{max}=\frac{c}{\lambda_{min}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $f_{max}=\frac{3\times 10^{8}}{10\times 10^{-11}}=3.0\times 10^{19}Hz$
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