BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    We wish to see inside an atom. Assuming the atom to have a diameter of 100 pm, this means that one must be able to resolve a width of say 10 pm. If an electron microscope is used, the minimum electron energy required is about

    A)  1.5 keV               

    B)         15 keV

    C)         150 keV              

    D)         1.5 MeV

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    From de-Broglie equation, we have \[\lambda =\frac{h}{p}=\frac{h}{mv}\] where\[\lambda \]is wavelength, h is Plancks constant, m is mass, p is momentum and \[v\]is velocity. Given,      \[\lambda =10\,pm={{10}^{-11}}\,m,\] \[m=9.1\times {{10}^{-31}}kg,\,h=6.6\times {{10}^{-34}}\,J-s\] \[\therefore \]  \[v=\frac{h}{m\lambda }\]                 \[=\frac{6.6\times {{10}^{-34}}}{9.1\times {{10}^{-31}}\times {{10}^{-11}}}\] \[=7.25\times {{10}^{7}}\,m/s\] Energy of electron \[=\frac{1}{2}m{{v}^{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{9.1\times {{10}^{-31}}\times {{(7.25\times {{10}^{7}})}^{2}}}{1.6\times {{10}^{-19}}}\]                 \[=15\,keV\]


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