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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

Electrons in an experiment are accelerated by a voltage of 36 kV. If the voltage is increased to 144 kV, then the de-broglie wavelength associated with the electron would

  1. A increased by 3-times
  2. B decreased by 2-times
  3. C increased by 2-times
  4. D decreased by 6-times
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(B) decreased by 2-times

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\(\lambda \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{V}}\) \(\frac{\lambda_2}{\lambda_1} = \sqrt{\frac{V_1}{V_2}}\) \(\frac{\lambda_2}{\lambda_1} = \sqrt{\frac{36 \text{ kV}}{144 \text{ kV}}} = \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{1}{2}\) \(\lambda_2 = \frac{1}{2}\lambda_1\) decreased by 2-times