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The de Broglie wavelength of an electron traveling at 7.0 x 107m/s is 1.0 x 10-11m. (Remember that me = 9.1 x 10-31kg and h = 6.63 x 10-34J·s)

True
False

Respuesta :

The De Broglie's wavelength of a particle is given by:

[tex] \lambda=\frac{h}{p} [/tex]

where

[tex] h=6.6 \cdot 10^{-34} Js [/tex] is the Planck constant

p is the momentum of the particle


In this problem, the momentum of the electron is equal to the product between its mass and its speed:

[tex] p=m_e v=(9.1 \cdot 10^{-31} kg)(7.0 \cdot 10^7 m/s)=6.4 \cdot 10^{-23} kg m/s [/tex]

and if we substitute this into the previous equation, we find the De Broglie wavelength of the electron:

[tex] \lambda=\frac{h}{p}=\frac{6.6 \cdot 10^{-34} Js}{6.4 \cdot 10^{-23} kg m/s}=1.0 \cdot 10^{-11} m [/tex]


So, the answer is True.