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Q.

Find the de Broglie wavelength of Earth. Mass of Earth is 6×1024 kg. Mean orbital radius of Earth and the Sun is 150×106 km

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a

3.7 m

b

3.7×1063 m

c

3.7×10-63 m

d

3.7×10-63 cm

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The Earth revolves around the Sun once a year and its orbit has a mean radius 150×106 km. Hence its average orbital speed is

v=2π×150×106×103365×24×3600=3×104 ms-1.

As the Earth has mass 6×1024 kg, its average momentum is

p=mv=1.8×1029 kgms-1,

and so its de Broglie wavelength is

λ=hp=6.63×10-341.8×1029=3.7×10-63 m

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