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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Photoelectric Effect and Wave–Particle Duality

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Photoelectric Effect and Wave–Particle Duality

An electron and a proton are accelerated through an identical...

An electron and a proton are accelerated through an identical potential difference. Let λe\lambda_e and λp\lambda_p represent the de Broglie wavelengths of the electron and the proton, respectively.

Options

  1. Aλe<λp\lambda_e < \lambda_p
  2. Bλe=λp\lambda_e = \lambda_p
  3. Cλe>λp\lambda_e > \lambda_p
  4. DThe relationship between λe\lambda_e and λp\lambda_p depends on the accelerating potential difference.

Correct answer

C. λe>λp\lambda_e > \lambda_p

Step-by-step solution

The de Broglie wavelength λ\lambda of a particle accelerated through a potential difference VV is given by λ=h2mqV\lambda = \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2mqV}}.

For an electron and a proton, the magnitude of the charge qq and the accelerating potential difference VV are identical.

This implies that λ∝1m\lambda \propto \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{m}}.

Since the mass of an electron is much less than the mass of a proton (me<mpm_e < m_p), the de Broglie wavelength of the electron will be greater than that of the proton.

Therefore, λe>λp\lambda_e > \lambda_p.
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