Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 42 - Nuclear Physics - Problems - Page 1302: 11a

Answer

$\lambda = 6.2 \mathrm{fm}$

Work Step by Step

The momentum times the speed of the light is $$p c=\sqrt{K^{2}+2 K m c^{2}}=\sqrt{(200 \mathrm{MeV})^{2}+2(200 \mathrm{MeV})(0.511 \mathrm{MeV})}=200.5 \mathrm{MeV}$$ Hence, the wavelength is $$\lambda=\frac{h c}{p c}=\frac{1240 \mathrm{eV} \cdot \mathrm{nm}}{200.5 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{eV}}=6.18 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{nm} \approx \boxed{6.2 \mathrm{fm}}$$
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