The distance between the adjacent atomic planes in CaCO3 is 0.3 nm. Th...
Given:
- Distance between adjacent atomic planes in CaCO3 = 0.3 nm
- Wavelength of X-ray = 0.03 nm
To Find:
- Smallest angle of Bragg scattering
Explanation:
The Bragg's law relates the wavelength of incident X-ray radiation to the interplanar spacing of the crystal lattice and the angle of scattering. It can be given as:
nλ = 2d sinθ
Where,
- n is the order of the diffraction peak (usually 1 for the first peak)
- λ is the wavelength of the X-ray radiation
- d is the interplanar spacing of the crystal lattice
- θ is the angle of scattering
In this case, we are given the interplanar spacing (d = 0.3 nm) and the wavelength of X-ray (λ = 0.03 nm). We need to find the smallest angle of Bragg scattering (θ).
Calculation:
Using Bragg's law, we can rearrange the equation to solve for sinθ:
sinθ = nλ / (2d)
Plugging in the values, we get:
sinθ = (1 * 0.03 nm) / (2 * 0.3 nm)
sinθ = 0.015 / 0.6
sinθ = 0.025
To find θ, we can take the inverse sine (sin⁻¹) of the value:
θ = sin⁻¹(0.025)
Using a calculator, we find:
θ ≈ 1.44°
However, this is the angle for the first order of diffraction (n=1). The question asks for the smallest angle of Bragg scattering, so we need to consider the zeroth order (n=0) as well.
For the zeroth order, n=0 and sinθ=0. This means that the angle of scattering is 0°.
Therefore, the smallest angle of Bragg scattering is 0°, not 5.8° as mentioned in the answer. It seems there might be an error in the given correct answer.