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A proton, a neutron, an electron and an \(\alpha \)-particle have same energy. Then their de-Broglie wavelengths compare as : |
\(\lambda \)p = \(\lambda \)n > \(\lambda \)e > \(\lambda \)\(\alpha \) \(\lambda \)\(\alpha \) < \(\lambda \)p = \(\lambda \)n < \(\lambda \)e \(\lambda \)e < \(\lambda \)p = \(\lambda \)n > \(\lambda \)\(\alpha \) \(\lambda \)p = \(\lambda \)n = \(\lambda \)e = \(\lambda \)\(\alpha \) |
\(\lambda \)\(\alpha \) < \(\lambda \)p = \(\lambda \)n < \(\lambda \)e |
Since, λ ∝ \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{ m}}\) and the order of mass of these particles are me < mp = mn < m\(\alpha \) so, the correct order of their wavelengths will be \(\lambda \)\(\alpha \) < \(\lambda \)p = \(\lambda \)n < \(\lambda \)e
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