If the momentum of an electron is changed by $p$, then the de-Broglie wavelength associated with it changes…

If the momentum of an electron is changed by $p$, then the de-Broglie wavelength associated with it changes by $0.5 \%$. The initial momentum of electron will be
  1. $200 p$
  2. $400 p$
  3. $\frac{p}{200}$
  4. $100 p$

Solution

de-Broglie wavelength Here $\begin{aligned} \lambda & =\frac{h}{p} \\ \left|\frac{\Delta \lambda}{\lambda}\right| & =\left|\frac{\Delta p}{p}\right| \\ \frac{0.5}{100} & =\frac{p}{p_i} \\ p_i & =\frac{100}{0.5} p \\ p_i & =200 p \end{aligned}$

Asked in: NEET 2012 (Mains)

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