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MHT CET 202623 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
23 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Dual Nature of Matter

MHT CET 2026 · 23 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Dual Nature of Matter

An electron of mass m and a photon have the same energy E. The...

An electron of mass mm and a photon have the same energy E. The ratio of de-Broglie wavelengths associated with them (λeλp)\left( \dfrac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_p} \right) is {cc = velocity of light}

Options

  1. AE2m\sqrt{\dfrac{E}{2m}}
  2. Bc2mEc\sqrt{2mE}
  3. C1c2mE\dfrac{1}{c}\sqrt{\dfrac{2m}{E}}
  4. D1cE2m\dfrac{1}{c}\sqrt{\dfrac{E}{2m}}

Correct answer

D. 1cE2m\dfrac{1}{c}\sqrt{\dfrac{E}{2m}}

Step-by-step solution

The de-Broglie wavelength of an electron of mass mm and kinetic energy EE is given by:

λe=h2mE\lambda_e = \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}}

The energy of a photon is given by E=hcλpE = \dfrac{hc}{\lambda_p}, where λp\lambda_p is its wavelength.

Therefore, the wavelength of the photon is:

λp=hcE\lambda_p = \dfrac{hc}{E}

The ratio of their de-Broglie wavelengths is:

λeλp=h2mEhcE\dfrac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_p} = \dfrac{\dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}}}{\dfrac{hc}{E}}

λeλp=h2mE×Ehc\dfrac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_p} = \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}} \times \dfrac{E}{hc}

λeλp=1cE2mE\dfrac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_p} = \dfrac{1}{c} \dfrac{E}{\sqrt{2mE}}

λeλp=1cE22mE\dfrac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_p} = \dfrac{1}{c} \sqrt{\dfrac{E^2}{2mE}}

λeλp=1cE2m\dfrac{\lambda_e}{\lambda_p} = \dfrac{1}{c} \sqrt{\dfrac{E}{2m}}
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