MHT CET202120 Sep 2021Morning ShiftPhysicsDual Nature of MatterActual
What is the additional energy that should be supplied to a moving electron to reduce its de Broglie wavelength from 1 ~nm to 0.5 ~nm ?
Options
- AFour times its initial energy
- BFive times its initial energy
- CTwo times its initial energy
- DThree times its initial energy
Correct answer
D. Three times its initial energy
Step-by-step solution
De Broglie wavelength, = h mv = h 2 mE E = h ^2 2 ~m ^2 If is halved, then kinetic energy becomes 4 times or increased by three times.