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Problem 2PE
Matter Waves
What is the wavelength of an electron moving with a speed of 5.97 * 106m/s? The mass the electron is 9.11 x 10-31 kg.
Calculate the velocity of a neutron whose de Broglie wavelength is 505 pm. The mass of neutron is given in the table inside the back cover of the text.
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QUESTION:
Problem 2PE
Matter Waves
What is the wavelength of an electron moving with a speed of 5.97 * 106m/s? The mass the electron is 9.11 x 10-31 kg.
Calculate the velocity of a neutron whose de Broglie wavelength is 505 pm. The mass of neutron is given in the table inside the back cover of the text.
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 2
The relation between mass of neutron and wavelength is as follows;
........................(1)
Here,
m = Mass
V = Volume
h = Plank’s constant.