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MHT CET · Physics · Dual Nature of Matter

How much energy is imparted to an electron so that its de-Broglie wavelength
reduces from \(10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}\) to \(0 \cdot 5 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m} ?(\mathrm{E}=\) energy of electron \()\)

  1. A \(4 \mathrm{E}\)
  2. B \(2 \mathrm{E}\)
  3. C \(3 \mathrm{E}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{E}\)
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(C) \(3 \mathrm{E}\)

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\(\lambda=\frac{\mathrm{h}}{\sqrt{2 \mathrm{mE}}}\)
\(\frac{\lambda_{1}}{\lambda_{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{E}_{2}}{\mathrm{E}_{1}}} \Rightarrow \frac{1 \times 10^{-9}}{0.5 \times 10^{-9}}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{E}_{2}}{\mathrm{E}_{1}}}\)
\(\therefore 2=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{E}_{2}}{\mathrm{E}_{1}}} \quad \therefore \frac{\mathrm{E}_{2}}{\mathrm{E}_{1}}=4\)
\(\therefore \mathrm{E}_{2}=4 \mathrm{E}_{1}\)