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out of electron and proton which one will have, a higher velocity to produce matter waves of same wavelength?

out of electron and proton which one will have, a higher velocity to produce matter waves of same wavelength?

Grade:11

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
6 years ago
Dear Student,
The de-broglie equation states, mv=h/l
=>v=h/lm
the velocity here is inversely dependant on the masses.
Higher the mass lower will be the velocity.
Therefore, electron will have a higher velocity to produce matter waves of same wavelength.
Cheers!!
Regards,
Vikas (B. Tech. 4th year
Thapar University)

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