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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Dual nature of radiation and matter
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A proton and an \(\alpha\)-particle are accelerated from rest by \(2\,V\) and \(4\,V\) potentials, respectively. The ratio of their de-Broglie wavelength is:

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(A) \(4:1\)

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\(\lambda=\frac{ h }{ mv }=\frac{ h }{\sqrt{2 mK }}=\frac{ h }{\sqrt{2 mq \Delta V }}\)

\(\frac{\lambda_\alpha}{\lambda_p}=\sqrt{\frac{m_p V_p q_p}{ m _\alpha V_\alpha q_\alpha}}\)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{\lambda_\alpha}{\lambda_p}=\sqrt{\frac{1 \times 2 \times 1}{4 \times 4 \times 2}}=\frac{1}{4}\)

\(\Rightarrow \lambda_p: \lambda_\alpha=4: 1\)

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