CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2011

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    An electron of mass \[{{m}_{e}}\]and a proton of mass \[{{m}_{p}}\]are moving with the same speed. The ratio of their de-Broglies wavelengths \[{{\lambda }_{e}}/{{\lambda }_{p}}\] is

    A)  1               

    B)  1836

    C)  \[\frac{1}{1836}\]

    D)  918

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    de-Broglies wavelength, \[\lambda =\frac{h}{mv}\] For electron, \[{{\lambda }_{e}}=\frac{h}{{{m}_{e}}v}\] For photon, \[{{\lambda }_{p}}=\frac{h}{{{m}_{e}}v}\] \[\therefore \] \[\frac{{{\lambda }_{e}}}{{{\lambda }_{p}}}=\frac{h/{{m}_{e}}v}{h/{{m}_{p}}v}\] \[\frac{{{\lambda }_{e}}}{{{\lambda }_{p}}}=\frac{{{m}_{p}}}{{{m}_{e}}}\] \[\frac{{{\lambda }_{e}}}{{{\lambda }_{p}}}=\frac{1.67\times {{10}^{-27}}}{9.1\times {{10}^{-31}}}=0.18\times {{10}^{4}}=1836\]


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