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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Dual Nature of Matter

If a proton and an alpha particle are accelerated through the same potential difference, then the ratio of their de Broglie wavelengths is

  1. A \(1: 2\)
  2. B \(1: 4\)
  3. C \(2 \sqrt{2}: 1\)
  4. D \(1: 8\)
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(C) \(2 \sqrt{2}: 1\)

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\(\lambda = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mqV}}\) \(\frac{\lambda_p}{\lambda_\alpha} = \frac{\frac{h}{\sqrt{2m_p q_p V}}}{\frac{h}{\sqrt{2m_\alpha q_\alpha V}}}\) \(\frac{\lambda_p}{\lambda_\alpha} = \sqrt{\frac{m_\alpha q_\alpha}{m_p q_p}}\)…
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