Two particles of masses $m$ and $2 m$ have equal kinetic energies. The de-Broglie wavelengths are in the…

Two particles of masses $m$ and $2 m$ have equal kinetic energies. The de-Broglie wavelengths are in the ratio of
  1. $1: 1$
  2. $1: 2$
  3. $1: \sqrt{2}$
  4. $\sqrt{2}: 1$

Solution

As we know $ \begin{aligned} & \lambda=\frac{h}{m v} \\ & \lambda=\frac{h}{\sqrt{2 m E}} \end{aligned} $ $ \left[\because E=\frac{1}{2} m v^2\right] $ Since, $h$ is a constant and kinetic energy is same for both particles, so, $ \begin{aligned} \lambda & =\frac{1}{\sqrt{m}} \Rightarrow \lambda_1=\frac{1}{\sqrt{m}} \\ \text { and } \quad \lambda_2 & =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2 m}} \end{aligned} $ The ratio will be $ \frac{\lambda_1}{\lambda_2}=\frac{\sqrt{2 m}}{\sqrt{m}}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{1} $ The ratio of de-Broglie wavelength is $\sqrt{2}: 1$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (23 Aug Shift 1)

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