CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2005

  • question_answer
    The energy that should be added to an electron to reduce its de-Broglie wavelength from 1 nm to 0.5 rim is:

    A)  four times the initial energy

    B)  equal to the initial energy

    C)  twice the initial energy

    D)  thrice the initial energy

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    de-Broglie wavelength                 \[\lambda =\frac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{{{\lambda }_{1}}}{{{\lambda }_{2}}}=\sqrt{\frac{{{E}_{2}}}{{{E}_{1}}}}\Rightarrow \frac{1\times {{10}^{-9}}}{0.5\times {{10}^{-9}}}=\sqrt{\frac{{{E}_{2}}}{{{E}_{1}}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[2=\sqrt{\frac{{{E}_{2}}}{{{E}_{1}}}}\,\Rightarrow \,\,\frac{{{E}_{2}}}{{{E}_{1}}}=4\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{E}_{2}}=4{{E}_{1}}\] \[\therefore \] Energy to be added \[={{E}_{2}}-{{E}_{1}}\]                                                                 \[=4{{E}_{1}}-{{E}_{1}}=3{{E}_{1}}\]


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