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JEE Main 20236 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
6 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Dual Nature of Matter

JEE Main 2023 · 6 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Dual Nature of Matter

The kinetic energy of an electron, α - particle and a proton are...

The kinetic energy of an electron, α−\alpha -particle and a proton are given as 4K,2K4K, 2K and KK respectively. The de-Broglie wavelength associated with electron (λe),α−( {\lambda}_{e} ) , \alpha -particle (λα)( {\lambda}_{\alpha} ) and the proton (λp)( {\lambda}_{p} ) are as follows:

Options

  1. Aλα=λp>λe{\lambda}_{\alpha} = {\lambda}_{p} > {\lambda}_{e}
  2. Bλα<λp<λe{\lambda}_{\alpha} < {\lambda}_{p} < {\lambda}_{e}
  3. Cλα=λp<λe{\lambda}_{\alpha} = {\lambda}_{p} < {\lambda}_{e}
  4. Dλα>λp>λe{\lambda}_{\alpha} > {\lambda}_{p} > {\lambda}_{e}

Correct answer

B. λα<λp<λe{\lambda}_{\alpha} < {\lambda}_{p} < {\lambda}_{e}

Step-by-step solution

The formula to calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a particle is given by

λ=h2mK...(1)\lambda = \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2mK}} . . . \left(1\right)

Now, the masses of the given particles are interrelated by the following relations:

{me≈mp1837mα=4mp\begin{cases}{m}_{e} & \approx & \dfrac{{m}_{p}}{1837} \\ {m}_{\alpha} & = & 4{m}_{p}\end{cases}

The de Broglie wavelength for electron is given by

{λe=h2me(4K)=h81837mpK...(2)\begin{cases}{\lambda}_{e} & = & \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2{m}_{e}\left(4K\right)}} \\ = & \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{\dfrac{8}{1837}{m}_{p}K}} . . . \left(2\right)\end{cases}

The de Broglie wavelength for proton is given by

{λp=h2mp(2K)=h4mpK...(3)\begin{cases}{\lambda}_{p} & = & \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2{m}_{p}\left(2K\right)}} \\ = & \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{4{m}_{p}K}} . . . \left(3\right)\end{cases}

And, the de Broglie wavelength of alpha particle is given by

{λα=h2mαK=h2(4mp)K=h8mpK...(4)\begin{cases}{\lambda}_{\alpha} & = & \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2{m}_{\alpha}K}} \\ = & \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2\left(4{m}_{p}\right)K}} \\ = & \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{8{m}_{p}K}} . . . \left(4\right)\end{cases}

From equation (2), (3) and (4), it can be concluded that λe>λp>λα{\lambda}_{e} > {\lambda}_{p} > {\lambda}_{\alpha}.

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