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An electron and a photon each have a wavelength of 1.00 nm. Find

(a) their momenta,


(b) the energy of the photon, and


(c) the kinetic energy of electron.

(a) In order to find momentum, we know de Broglie wavelength for any particle is given by


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The wavelength of light from the spectral emission line of sodium is 589 nm. Find the kinetic energy at which

(a) an electron, and


(b) a neutron, would have the same de Broglie wavelength.

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What is the de Broglie wavelength of

(a) a bullet of mass 0.040 kg travelling at the speed of 1.0 km/s,


(b) a ball of mass 0.060 kg moving at a speed of 1.0 m/s, and


(c) a dust particle of mass 1.0 × 10–9 kg drifting with a speed of 2.2 m/s?

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For what kinetic energy of a neutron will the associated de Broglie wavelength be 1.40 × 10–10m?

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Also find the de Broglie wavelength of a neutron, in thermal equilibrium with matter, having an average kinetic energy of (3/2) k T at 300 K.

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