Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter

Question:

A proton, a neutron, an electron and an \(\alpha \)-particle have same energy. Then their de-Broglie wavelengths compare as : 

Options:

\(\lambda \)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 = \(\lambda \)\(\alpha \)

Correct Answer:

\(\lambda \)\(\alpha \) < \(\lambda \)p = \(\lambda \)n < \(\lambda \)e

Explanation:

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