Interference in Waves and XRD Instrument Components

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What is the primary purpose of XRD technique?

  • Identify unknown organic compounds
  • Detect defects in biological molecules
  • Measure film thickness
  • Determine the crystallographic structure of a material (correct)

Which type of radiation is used in XRD technique?

  • X-rays (correct)
  • Gamma rays
  • Ultraviolet rays
  • Infrared rays

What does XRD measure to determine the crystallographic structure of a material?

  • Wavelength of X-rays
  • Intensity and scattering angles of visible light
  • Color changes in the material
  • Intensity and scattering angles of X-rays (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a structural property that can be determined using XRD?

<p>Color of the material (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what field is XRD widely used for identifying unknown crystalline materials?

<p>Materials science and engineering (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does XRD play in studying biological molecules?

<p>Studying structure and function of biological molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between incident angle and diffracted angle in a typical XRD instrument?

<p>The incident angle is half of the diffracted angle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of a XRD instrument is responsible for holding and moving the sample?

<p>Goniometer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes constructive interference in waves?

<p>Waves having a path difference of multiples of n*λ (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of interference results in reduced amplitude of the resultant wave?

<p>Destructive interference (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of incident-beam optics in a XRD instrument?

<p>To condition the X-ray beam before it hits the sample (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of SiO2 produces a broad pattern in XRD?

<p>Amorphous glass (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of the Scherrer equation?

<p>To quantify the average crystallite size of nanoparticles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the shape factor (K) in the Scherrer equation represent?

<p>The actual shape of the crystallite (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor does not contribute to the calculation of the average crystallite size using the Scherrer equation?

<p>The density of the nanoparticle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what creates broadening of diffraction peaks in XRD patterns?

<p>Crystallites smaller than ~120 nm (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical value of the shape factor (K) in the Scherrer equation?

<p>0.9 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does β represent in the Scherrer equation?

<p>The line broadening at half the maximum intensity (FWHM) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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