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 1184: 59a

Answer

$3.97\times 10^{6}$ $m/s$

Work Step by Step

The de Broglie wavelength $(\lambda)$ is express by the formula, $\lambda=\frac{h}{p}$ ......................$(1)$ where $h$ is the planck's constant and $p$ is the momentum of the moving particle. The relation between momentum $p$ and speed $v$ is expressed by $p=mv$ where $m$ is the mass of a proton. Now, eq. $1$ can be written as $\lambda=\frac{h}{mv}$ or, $v=\frac{h}{m\lambda}$ The de Broglie wavelength ($\lambda$) of the proton is given: $\lambda=100$ $fm$ Thus, the speed of the proton is given by $v=\frac{6.63\times 10^{-34}}{1.67\times 10^{-27}\times100\times 10^{-15}}$ $m/s$ or, $v=3.97\times 10^{6}$ $m/s$
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