Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1185: 83b

Answer

$1.455\times 10^{-10}\;m$

Work Step by Step

The de Broglie wavelength $(\lambda)$ is express by the formula, $\lambda=\frac{h}{p}$, where $h$ is the Planck's constant and $p$ is the momentum of the moving particle. $p$ can be expressed in terms of kinetic energy $E_K$ $p=\sqrt {2mE_K}$, where $m$ is the mass of neutron. Therefore, $\lambda=\frac{h}{\sqrt {2mE_K}}$ The average kinetic energy of the neutron is $E_K=6.21\times 10^{-21}\;J$ Mass of the neutron is $m=1.67\times 10^{-27}\;kg$ Therefore, the de Broglie wavelength the neutron is given by $\lambda=\frac{6.63\times 10^{-34}}{\sqrt {2\times1.67\times 10^{-27}\times6.21\times 10^{-21}}}\;m$ $\lambda=1.455\times 10^{-10}\;m$
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