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Wave nature of matter
Question

The energy that should be added to an electron, to reduce its deBroglie wavelength from  2×109 m to 0.5×109 m will be______(in eV) (h=6.6×1034 Js ,  me=9×1031 kg)

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Solution

Given data
h= Plank’s constant =6.6×103 Js
me= Mass of electron= 9×1031 kg
We use De-broglie wavelength λ=hp=h2mEE=p22m 
E=h22mλ2 
Thus we have   ΔE=h22m1λ121λ22
Using λ1=0.5×109 m and  λ2=2×109 m

ΔE=6.6×103422×9×103110.5×109212×1092ΔE=2.42×1037[40.25]×1018=9.075×1019J=9.075×10191.6×1019eV1ev=1.6×1019JΔE=5.67eV
 

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