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WBJEE · Physics · Dual Nature of Matter

The de-Broglie wavelength of an electron moving with a velocity \(c / 2\) ( \(c=\) velocity of light in vacuum) is equal to the wavelength of a photon. The ratio of the kinetic energies of electron and photon is

  1. A \(1: 4\)
  2. B \(1: 2\)
  3. C \(1: 1\)
  4. D \(2: 1\)
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(B) \(1: 2\)

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de-Broglie wavelength \[ \lambda=\frac{h}{m v} \] Here, \(\lambda_{e}=\frac{h}{m_{e} \frac{c}{2}}\) and \(\lambda_{p}=\frac{h}{m_{p} c}\) Given, \(\quad \lambda_{e}=\lambda_{B}\) So, \(\quad \frac{h}{m_{e} \frac{c}{2}}=\frac{h}{m_{p} c}\) \(\frac{m_{e}}{m_{p}}=2\) Ratio of KE…