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Grade upto college level Modern Physics

Which of the following moving particles (moving with same velocity) has largest wavelength of matter waves?

(a) Electron

(b) a-particle

(c) Proton

(d) Neutron

Profile image of Amit Saxena
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years ago

(a)

De-Broglie wavelength

For same velocity,

Out of given particles, the mass of electron is minimum, so the associated de-Broglie wavelength is maximum for electron.