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Two particles have the same de Broglie wavelength and one is moving four times as fast as the other. If the slower particle is an α-particle, what are the possibilities for the other particle? - Physics

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Two particles have the same de Broglie wavelength and one is moving four times as fast as the other. If the slower particle is an α-particle, what are the possibilities for the other particle?

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Solution

Data: λ1 = λ2, v1 = 4v2

λ = `"h"/"p" = "h"/"mv"`

∴ `lambda_1 = "h"/("m"_1"v"_1), lambda_2 = "h"/("m"_2"v"_2)`

As λ1 = λ2, m1v1 = m2v2

∴ `"m"_1 = "m"_2 "v"_2/"v"_1 = "m"_2 (1/4) = "m"_2/4`

As particle 2 is the ex-particle, particle 1 (having the mass `1/4` times that of the a-particle) may be a proton or neutron.

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Chapter 14: Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter - Exercises [Page 323]

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Chapter 14 Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter
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