According to de-Broglie hypothesis if an electron of mass ' $\mathrm{m}$ ' is accelerated by potential…

According to de-Broglie hypothesis if an electron of mass ' $\mathrm{m}$ ' is accelerated by potential difference ' $\mathrm{V}$ ' then associated wavelength is ' $\lambda$ '. When a proton of mass ' $M$ ' is accelerated through potential difference ' $9 \mathrm{~V}$ ' then the wavelength associated with it is
  1. $\frac{\lambda}{3} \sqrt{\frac{M}{m}}$
  2. $\frac{\lambda}{3} \sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{M}}}$
  3. $\frac{\lambda}{6} \sqrt{\frac{m}{M}}$
  4. $\frac{\lambda}{6} \sqrt{\frac{M}{m}}$

Solution

De Broglie relation Energy conservation, Energy vs momentum relation Using equation (1), (2) and (3) $\begin{aligned} & \lambda=\frac{h}{p}=\frac{h}{\sqrt{2 K m}} \\ & \lambda=\frac{h}{\sqrt{2 q V m}} \end{aligned}$ Now, for proton of mass $M$ that is accelerated through $9 \mathrm{~V}$, the de-broglie wavelength can be written as, $\begin{aligned} & \lambda_p=\frac{h}{\sqrt{2 q(9 V) M}} \\ & \therefore \frac{\lambda}{\lambda_p}=3 \sqrt{\frac{M}{m}} \\ & \Rightarrow \lambda_p=\frac{\lambda}{3} \sqrt{\frac{m}{M}} \end{aligned}$

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