An electron has charge and mass
. It is accelerated from rest in a vacuum through a potential difference
.
Show that the momentum of the accelerated electron is given by
The potential difference through which the electron is accelerated is
.
State what is meant by the de Broglie wavelength.
Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of the electron.
The separation of copper atoms in a copper crystal is approximately . By reference to your answer in (b)(ii), suggest whether electron diffraction could be observed using a beam of electrons that have been accelerated through a potential difference of
and are then incident on a thin copper crystal.