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Relativistic corrections become necessary when the expression for the kinetic energy 12mv2 becomes comparable with mc2 , where m is the mass of the particle. At what de-Broglie wavelength, will relativistic corrections become important for an electron?

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a

λ=10 nm 

b

λ=10-1 nm 

c

λ=10-4nm 

d

λ=10-6nm 

answer is C, D.

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Detailed Solution

de-Broglie wavelength

λ=hmvv=hmλ Here,           h=6.6×1034Js

and for electron,  m= 9 x 10-31 kg

Now consider each option one by one

(1)     λ1=10nm=10×109m=108m   v1=6.6×10349×1031×108          =2.23×105105m/s

 (2)   λ2=101nm=101×109m=1010m       v2=6.6×10349×1031×1010107m/s

 (3)   λ3=104nm=104×109m=1013m       v3=6.6×10349×1031×10131010m/s

 (4)  λ4=106nm=106×109m=1015m     v4=6.6×10349×1031×10151012m/s

Thus, options (3) and (4) are correct as v3 and v4 is greater
than 3 x 108 m/s.

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