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Cutoff Wavelength Shortcut Formula

JEE Main asked Cutoff Wavelength Shortcut Formula once in the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, on 2 Apr 2017 (offline). It belongs to X-Ray Production, in Atoms (Physics).

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
1
in 1 shift
Years
1 of 8
First asked
2017
the only year
Pattern
Gone quiet
asked once so far

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2017. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Physics questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 1 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20171 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: data or graph.

  • Graph of log cutoff wavelength vs log voltage

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 1Hard 0

The question was multiple choice.

Every question

The question

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 2 Apr 2017 (offline) · Q21An electron beam is accelerated by a potential difference V to hit a metallic target to produce X-rays. It produces continuous as well as…MediumSingle correctHas a figure

Shift: 2 Apr 2017 (offline).

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