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NEET 2026
Exam
NEET
Year
2026
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Dual Nature of Matter

NEET 2026 · Physics · Dual Nature of Matter

A photon and an electron, each of 20 eV energy, move in free space....

A photon and an electron, each of 2020 eV energy, move in free space. The ratio of linear momentum of electron pep_e to that of photon pPhp_{Ph}, pepPh\dfrac{p_e}{p_{Ph}} is :
(Take speed of light =3×108=3\times10^8 ms−1^{-1}, charge of electron =−1.6×10−19=-1.6\times10^{-19} C and mass of electron =9×10−31=9\times10^{-31} kg)

Options

  1. A275275
  2. B2450\dfrac{2}{450}
  3. C1250\dfrac{1}{250}
  4. D225225

Correct answer

D. 225225

Step-by-step solution

For a photon, the energy EE and linear momentum pPhp_{Ph} are related by:

pPh=Ecp_{Ph} = \dfrac{E}{c}

For an electron, the kinetic energy EE and linear momentum pep_e are related by:

pe=2mEp_e = \sqrt{2mE}

The ratio of the linear momentum of the electron to that of the photon is:

pepPh=2mEEc=c2mE\dfrac{p_e}{p_{Ph}} = \dfrac{\sqrt{2mE}}{\dfrac{E}{c}} = c \sqrt{\dfrac{2m}{E}}

Given:
E=20 eV=20×1.6×10−19 J=32×10−19 JE = 20 \text{ eV} = 20 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \text{ J} = 32 \times 10^{-19} \text{ J}
m=9×10−31 kgm = 9 \times 10^{-31} \text{ kg}
c=3×108 m/sc = 3 \times 10^8 \text{ m/s}

Substituting the values into the ratio:

pepPh=3×108×2×9×10−3132×10−19\dfrac{p_e}{p_{Ph}} = 3 \times 10^8 \times \sqrt{\dfrac{2 \times 9 \times 10^{-31}}{32 \times 10^{-19}}}

pepPh=3×108×18×10−3132×10−19\dfrac{p_e}{p_{Ph}} = 3 \times 10^8 \times \sqrt{\dfrac{18 \times 10^{-31}}{32 \times 10^{-19}}}

pepPh=3×108×916×10−12\dfrac{p_e}{p_{Ph}} = 3 \times 10^8 \times \sqrt{\dfrac{9}{16} \times 10^{-12}}

pepPh=3×108×(34×10−6)\dfrac{p_e}{p_{Ph}} = 3 \times 10^8 \times \left(\dfrac{3}{4} \times 10^{-6}\right)

pepPh=94×102=2.25×100=225\dfrac{p_e}{p_{Ph}} = \dfrac{9}{4} \times 10^2 = 2.25 \times 100 = 225
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