x-ray
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Characteristic x ray energies become progressively larger for heavier elements because their energy increases approximately as Z 2 .
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Figure 30.23 A characteristic x ray is emitted when an electron fills an inner-shell vacancy, as shown for several transitions in this approximate energy level diagram for a multiple-electron atom.
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A Kα x ray, for example, is produced when an electron coming from the n = 2 shell fills the n = 1 shell vacancy.
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We normally associate microscopes with visible light but x ray and electron microscopes provide greater resolution.
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Similarly, when an electron falls into the n = 2 shell from the n = 3 shell, an Lα x ray is created.
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