Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 40 - All About Atoms - Problems - Page 1249: 43b

Answer

$\boxed{\lambda_{min}=17.89\;pm}$

Work Step by Step

The shortest wavelength in the spectrum is the cutoff wavelength , which is emitted when an incident electron loses its full kinetic energy $K_0$ in a single collision: $\lambda_{min}=\frac{hc}{K_0}$ .............................$(1)$ Given: $K_0=69.5\;keV=69.5\times10^3\times1.6\times10^{-19}\;J=1.112\times10^{-14}\;J$ Substituting, the given values of $K_0$ in Eq. $1$, we obtain $\lambda_{min}=\frac{6.63\times 10^{-34}\times3\times 10^{8}}{1.112\times 10^{-14}}\;m$ or, $\lambda_{min}\approx1.789\times 10^{-11}\;m$ or, $\boxed{\lambda_{min}=17.89\;pm}$
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