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Chapter 28 Problem 30P

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Problem 30P

A paramecium is covered with motile hairs called cilia that propel it at a speed of 1 mm/s. If the paramecium has a volume of and a density equal to that of water, what is its de Broglie wavelength when in motion? What fraction of the paramecium’s 150 mm length does this wavelength represent?

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Title College Physics 12 
Author Randall D. Knight
ISBN 9780321595492

A paramecium is covered with motile hairs called cilia

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