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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Electron and Photon have same de Broglie wavelength, which of the following is true for their momentum :

  1. A Momentum of electron < momentum of photon
  2. B Momentum of electron and photon is zero
  3. C Momentum of electron = momentum of photon
  4. D Momentum of electron > momentum of photon
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(C) Momentum of electron = momentum of photon

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According to the de Broglie relation \(\lambda=\frac{n}{p}\), momentum \((p)\) is inversely proportional to wavelength \((\lambda)\). Since both the electron and photon have the same wavelength, they must possess the same momentum. C) Momentum of electron = momentum of photon.
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