What is the de Broglie wavelength of: (a) A N2 molecule in a container at room temperature moving at 500 m/s? (b) An electron accelerated through a potential difference of 100 V? (c) An electron in the first Bohr orbit of a hydrogen atom?
De Broglie wavelength is inversely proportional to linear momentum.
Wavelength= h/p
P= linear momentum
h= Planck constant

What is the de Broglie wavelength of: (a) A N2 molecule in a container at room...
An electron has a de Broglie wavelength λ = 3.9 10-10 m. (a) What is its momentum? _____ kg·m/s (b) What is its speed? _____ m/s (c) Through what voltage difference does it need to be accelerated to reach this speed? _____ V (d) What's the speed of a 50 kg person having a de Broglie wavelength of λ = 4.4e-38 m? _____ m/s
Show that the de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated from rest through potential difference of V volts is 1.226/squareroot V nm.
Part B
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