Question

The intensities of various candidate reflections estimated qualitatively from the indexed single crystal photographs and the strongest of these almost certainly correspond to the reflection that gives___________

(a) powder line

(b) curve

(c) stress

(d) strain

The question was posed to me in examination.

This interesting question is from Effect of Stress on a Powder Pattern in division X-Ray Diffraction of Solid State Chemistry

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) powder line

To explain I would say: The strongest of the various candidate reflections corresponds to the reflection that gives the powder line that is because spots that are weak on single crystal photographs are not usually observed in powder photographs unless the latter are grossly overexposed.