Answer to Question #255393 in Inorganic Chemistry for shamsa

Question #255393

2. You performed an X-ray spectroscopy experiment and observed the emission from unknown element A to be 21×1016 Hz and the emission from unknown element B to be 71.5×1016 Hz. It is known that X-ray frequency increases with atomic number and fits the quadratic function of Y=X2. If Unknown A is Neon, what is the likely identity of element B? A. Unknown B is Carbon. B. Unknown B is Argon C. Unknown B is Fluore D. Unknown B is Titanium

Expert's answer

B. Unknown B is Argon