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Grade 10Modern Physics

The X-rays cannot be diffracted by means of an ordinary grating because of

(a) High speed

(b) Short wavelength

(c) Large wavelength

(d) None of these

Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Amit Saxena
12 Years ago

(b)

We know that the X-rays are of short wavelength as compared to grating constant of optical grating. As a result of this, it makes difficult to observe X-rays diffraction with ordinary grating.