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Physical Chemistry

What is de-Broglie wavelength of a He-atom in a container at 300K. (Use Uavg)

Ans. 0.79 angstrom

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15 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of vikas askiitian expert
15 Years ago

average speed of molecule (vavg)= (8RT/piM)1/2

M is molar mass = 4

T = temperature = 300k , R  = 0.08321)

 

now use , lamda = h/mvavg , this will give u the ans 0.79 angstroms