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Matter Waves: de Broglie Wavelength

An electron of mass m and a photon have same energy E. The ratio of de-Broglie wavelengths associated with them is

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Answer: (c)

  1. Electron: λe=h2mE\lambda_e = \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}}. Photon: λph=hcE\lambda_{ph} = \dfrac{hc}{E}.
  2. λeλph=Ec2mE=1c(E2m)1/2\dfrac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_{ph}} = \dfrac{E}{c\sqrt{2mE}} = \dfrac{1}{c}\left(\dfrac{E}{2m}\right)^{1/2}
  3. So the answer is (c).
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