A particle of mass M at rest decays into two particles of masses m1 and m2having non-zero velocities. The ratio of the de-Broglie wavelengths of the particles λ1/λ2 is
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a
m1/m2
b
m2/m1
c
1.0
d
m2/m1
answer is C.
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By law of conservation of momentum0=m1v1→+m2v2→⇒m1v1→=−m2v2→- ve sign indicates that both the particles are moving in opposite direction. Now de-Broglie wavelengthsλ1=hm1v1and λ2=hm2v2;∴λ1λ2=m2v2m1v1=1