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Xray diffraction — CSIR Net PYQ (Question 1)

A Xray diffraction previous-year question (PYQ) from Solid State Physics (CSIR Net). Read the question, check the correct answer, then practise the full topic.

Question 1 of 5 · 5.0 marks

The first order diffraction peak of a crystalline solid occurs at a scattering angle of when the diffraction pattern is recorded using an x-ray beam of wavelength . If the error in measurements of the wavelength and the angle are and respectively, then the error in calculating the inter-planar spacing will approximately be
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Correct answer: Option 1

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