Particle A of mass m A = m 2 moving along the x -axis with velocity v 0 collides elastically with another…

Particle A of mass mA=m2 moving along the x -axis with velocity v0 collides elastically with another particle B at rest having mass mB=m3. If both the particles move along the x -axis after the collision, the change λ in the wavelength of the particle A, in terms of its de-Broglie wavelength λ0 before the collision is:
  1. λ=32λ0
  2. λ=52λ0
  3. λ=2λ0
  4. λ=4λ0

Solution

v1=2m/30m2+m3+m2m3vm2+m3=v5

For particle A,

Initial de-Broglie wavelength

λ0=hm2v=2hmv

Final de-Broglie wavelength after collision.

λ1=hm2v5=10hmv=5λ0

Change in De-Broglie wavelength Δλ=λiλ0=4λ0

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (04 Sep Shift 1)

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