Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1183: 50a

Answer

$2.486\times 10^{-8}$ $nm$

Work Step by Step

As the energy ($E$) of the electron is very large, we can assume the extreme relativistic relation between $E$ and momemtum $p$: $p=\frac{E}{c}$ ................$(1)$ In this extreme situation, the kinetic energy ($K$) of the electron is much greater than its rest energy. Now, The de Broglie wavelength $(\lambda)$ is express by the formula, $\lambda=\frac{h}{p}$ ......................$(2)$ where $h$ is the planck's constant Substituting eq. $1$ in eq. $2$, we get $λ=\frac{hc}{E}$ ......................$(3)$ Here, $E=50$ $GeV$, Thus, the corresponding de Broglie wavelength is given by $λ=\frac{6.63\times 10^{-34}\times 3\times 10^{8}}{50\times 10^9\times 1.6\times 10^{-19}}$ $m$ or, $λ=2.486\times 10^{-17}$ $m$ or, $λ=2.486\times 10^{-8}$ $nm$
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