You are conducting experiments with your x-ray diffractometer.
(a) A specimen of molybdenum is exposed to a beam of monochromatic x-rays of wavelength set by the Kα line of silver. Calculate the value of the smallest Bragg angle, θhkl, at which you can expect to observe reflections from the molybdenum specimen.
DATA:
λKα of Mo = 0.721 Å
lattice constant of Mo, a = 3.15 Å
λKα of Ag = 0.561 Å
lattice constant of Ag, a = 4.09 Å
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(b) If you wish to repeat the experiment described in part (a) but using an electron diffractometer, across what vale of potential difference must electrons be accelerated from rest in order to give the identical value for the smallest Bragg angle, θhkl?
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To calculate the value of the smallest Bragg angle, θhkl, at which you can expect to observe reflections from the molybdenum (Mo) specimen, you can use the Bragg's Law equation:
nλ = 2dsin(θ)
Where:
n is the order of the reflection,
λ is the wavelength of the incident X-rays,
d is the interplanar spacing of the crystal lattice,
and θ is the angle between the incident X-ray beam and the crystal lattice planes.
(a) Given the data:
λKα of Mo = 0.721 Å
lattice constant of Mo, a = 3.15 Å
First, we need to calculate the d-spacing of the crystal lattice of molybdenum (Mo). The d-spacing can be calculated using the formula:
d = a / √(h^2 + k^2 + l^2)
Where:
a is the lattice constant,
h, k, and l are the Miller indices of the crystallographic plane.
Since we are interested in the smallest Bragg angle, we can assume the reflection corresponds to the (111) plane (as it gives the highest diffraction angle). The Miller indices for the (111) plane are h = k = l = 1.
Plugging in the values:
d = 3.15 Å / √(1^2 + 1^2 + 1^2)
= 3.15 Å / √(3)
≈ 1.82 Å
Next, we can rearrange Bragg's Law equation to solve for the smallest Bragg angle θ:
θ = arcsin(nλ / (2d))
Since we are considering the first-order reflection (n = 1), plugging in the values:
θ = arcsin((1 * 0.721 Å) / (2 * 1.82 Å))
≈ arcsin(0.3945)
≈ 23.4°
Therefore, the value of the smallest Bragg angle θhkl at which you can expect to observe reflections from the molybdenum specimen is approximately 23.4°.
(b) To find the potential difference across which electrons must be accelerated from rest to produce the same smallest Bragg angle, we can use the de Broglie relation:
λ = h / √(2meV)
Where:
λ is the de Broglie wavelength of the electrons,
h is the Planck's constant,
m is the mass of the electron,
e is the charge of the electron,
and V is the potential difference.
Since we want to achieve the same smallest Bragg angle, we can set the de Broglie wavelength of the electrons equal to the wavelength of the X-ray used in part (a):
λ (electron) = λ (X-ray) = 0.721 Å
Using the mass of the electron (m = 9.10938356 × 10^-31 kg) and rearranging the equation, we can solve for the potential difference (V):
V = (h^2) / (2meλ^2)
Plugging in the values:
V = ((6.62607015 × 10^-34 Js)^2) / (2 * (9.10938356 × 10^-31 kg) * (0.721 × 10^-10 m)^2)
≈ 63.39 V
Therefore, to achieve the identical value for the smallest Bragg angle, θhkl, in the electron diffractometer, the electrons must be accelerated from rest across a potential difference of approximately 63.39 volts.