Wave-Particle Duality
 

Wave-Particle Duality problem 3


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.


 

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