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How does de Broglie's hypothesis account for the fact that
Chapter 7, Problem 36P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
How does de Broglie's hypothesis account for the fact that the energies of the electron in a hydrogen atom are quantized?
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QUESTION:
How does de Broglie's hypothesis account for the fact that the energies of the electron in a hydrogen atom are quantized?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
De Broglie's hypothesis explains the behaviour of waves. Waves behave like particles whereas particles can behave like waves. De Broglie derived the equation in which the particle and wave properties are related:
Where,
= The wavelength associated with a moving particle;
= Planck's constant;
= the mass of the particle and
= the velocity of the moving particle.