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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Dual nature of radiation and matter
  • JEE Mains 2023
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An \(\alpha\)-particle, a proton and an electron have the same kinetic energy. Which one of the following is correct in case of their De-Broglie wavelength:

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(B) \(\lambda_\alpha<\lambda_{ p }<\lambda_{ e }\)

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\(\lambda_{ D }=\frac{ h }{ p }=\frac{ h }{\sqrt{2 mK }}\)

\(\therefore \lambda \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{ m }}\)

\(\because m _\alpha > m _{ p } > m _{ e }\)

\(\lambda_{ e } > \lambda_{ p } > \lambda_\alpha\)

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