Question
Visible light passing through a circular hole forms a diffraction disc of radius 0.1mm on a screen. If an X-ray is passed through the same setup, the radius of the diffraction disc will be:
  1. zero
  2. < 0.1mm
  3. 0.1mm
  4. > 0.1m

Answer

  1. < 0.1mm
Explanation:
Radius of the diffraction disc is directly proportional to the wavelength of the light used for the given hole. We know that the wavelength of an X-ray is less than the wavelength of visible light. If an X-ray is passed through the same setup, the radius of the diffraction disc will be less than 0.1m.

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