Questions
Question 1
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State Bragg's law for x-ray diffraction.
Question 2
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What physical path difference leads to Bragg's law?
Question 3
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Why are x-rays used for crystal diffraction?
Question 4
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X-rays of wavelength \(0.154\,\mathrm{nm}\) reflect from planes spaced \(0.200\,\mathrm{nm}\). Find the first-order Bragg angle.
Question 5
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A first-order x-ray reflection occurs at \(30.0^\circ\) for \(\lambda=0.150\,\mathrm{nm}\). Find \(d\).
Question 6
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For \(d=0.300\,\mathrm{nm}\) and \(\lambda=0.100\,\mathrm{nm}\), find the first-order Bragg angle.
Question 7
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For \(d=0.300\,\mathrm{nm}\) and \(\lambda=0.100\,\mathrm{nm}\), find the third-order Bragg angle.
Question 8
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What is the maximum possible order for x-ray diffraction?
Question 9
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For \(d=0.250\,\mathrm{nm}\) and \(\lambda=0.120\,\mathrm{nm}\), find the largest possible order.
Question 10
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Why is a proposed Bragg reflection impossible if \(m\lambda>2d\)?
Question 11
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In Bragg's law, is \(\theta\) measured from the crystal plane or from the normal to the plane?
Question 12
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A second-order reflection occurs at \(45.0^\circ\) for \(\lambda=0.100\,\mathrm{nm}\). Find \(d\).
Question 13
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How does the Bragg angle change with order \(m\) for fixed \(d\) and \(\lambda\)?
Question 14
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How does the Bragg angle change if the plane spacing \(d\) increases while \(m\) and \(\lambda\) stay fixed?
Question 15
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A first-order Bragg peak is at \(20.0^\circ\) for \(0.0710\,\mathrm{nm}\) x-rays. Find the plane spacing.
Question 16
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Why does x-ray diffraction provide evidence for regular crystal structure?
Question 17
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Derive Bragg's law from path difference.
Question 18
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A diffraction peak at \(\theta=25.0^\circ\) is mistakenly treated as an angle from the normal. What common error results?
Question 19
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For \(d=0.200\,\mathrm{nm}\), what x-ray wavelength gives a first-order Bragg angle of \(30.0^\circ\)?
Question 20
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A crystal has \(d=0.180\,\mathrm{nm}\). Can \(0.500\,\mathrm{nm}\) radiation produce a first-order Bragg reflection?