Q.

The de-Broglie wavelength of a neutron in thermal equilibrium with heavy water at a temperature T
(kelvin) and mass m is

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a

2hmkT

b

2h3mkT

c

hmkT

d

h3mkT

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

de-Broglie wavelength associated with a moving particle can be given as

λ=hp

At thermal equilibrium, temperature of neutron and heavy water will be same. This common temperature is given as T
Also, we know that, kinetic energy of a particle,  KE=p2¯2m

where, p = momentum of the particle
and m = mass of the particle.
Kinetic energy of the neutron at T is  KE=32kT

      de-Broglie wavelength of the neutron,

λ=hp=h2m(KE)

=h2m×(3/2)kT=h3mkT

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