General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 11 - States of Matter; Liquids and Solids - Questions and Problems - Page 476: 11.20

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We know that X rays when strike a crystal are reflected. After reflection some of the ways are out of phase and interfere destructively . However, at certain angles the waves will be in phase and will interfere constructively and will produce diffraction.
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