NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-74

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    An electron, a proton and an alpha particle have KE of 16 E, 4E and E respectively. What is the qualitative order of their de-Broglie wavelengths?

    A)  \[{{\lambda }_{e}}>{{\lambda }_{p}}>{{\lambda }_{\alpha }}\]                     

    B)  \[{{\lambda }_{p}}={{\lambda }_{\alpha }}>{{\lambda }_{e}}\]

    C)  \[{{\lambda }_{p}}<{{\lambda }_{e}}<{{\lambda }_{\alpha }}\]                     

    D)  \[{{\lambda }_{\alpha }}<{{\lambda }_{e}}={{\lambda }_{p}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The expression for the de-Broglie wavelength is \[\lambda =\frac{h}{p}=\frac{h}{mv}\] i.e., \[\lambda \propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{mE}}\] and \[m >>> E\] Thus, correct order is \[{{\lambda }_{e}}>{{\lambda }_{p}}>{{\lambda }_{\alpha }}\].


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