Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 40 - All About Atoms - Problems - Page 1248: 40b

Answer

$57.51$

Work Step by Step

In the previous section of this problem, we have calculated that the ratio of the photon energies due to $K_{\alpha}$ transitions in two atoms whose atomic numbers are $Z$ and $Z^{\prime}$ is $\frac{(Z-1)^2}{(Z^{\prime}-1)^2}$ In the above ration, substituting the atomic numbers $Z=92$ for uranium and $Z^{\prime}=13$ for aluminum, we obtain $\frac{(Z-1)^2}{(Z^{\prime}-1)^2}=\frac{(92-1)^2}{(13-1)^2}\approx57.51$ Therefore, the ratio for uranium and aluminum is $57.51$
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