Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a proton moving at 1.30×10' miles per hour (5.81x10 m/s) to that of a golf ball moving at 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) and an alpha particle with a speed of 3.40×10' miles per hour (1.52×10' m/s).

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Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a proton moving at 1.30×10" miles per hour
(5.81x10° m/s) to that of a golf ball moving at 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) and an
alpha particle with a speed of 3.40×107 miles per hour (1.52×107 m/s).
Louis de Broglie
Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum are each of these wavelengths near?
A. Ultraviolet 10-8 to 107 meters
В. Х-гау
10-11 to 108 meters
Gamma
С.
ray
10-16 to 10-11 meters
10-20 meters. Cannot detect wave-like properties. Only particle-like
Smaller
D.
than
behavior will be observable.
Particle
Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Wavelength (m) Region
proton
1.67×10-27
5.81×106
golf ball
4.50x102
31.3
alpha particle 6.64×10-27
1.52x107
Transcribed Image Text:Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a proton moving at 1.30×10" miles per hour (5.81x10° m/s) to that of a golf ball moving at 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) and an alpha particle with a speed of 3.40×107 miles per hour (1.52×107 m/s). Louis de Broglie Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum are each of these wavelengths near? A. Ultraviolet 10-8 to 107 meters В. Х-гау 10-11 to 108 meters Gamma С. ray 10-16 to 10-11 meters 10-20 meters. Cannot detect wave-like properties. Only particle-like Smaller D. than behavior will be observable. Particle Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Wavelength (m) Region proton 1.67×10-27 5.81×106 golf ball 4.50x102 31.3 alpha particle 6.64×10-27 1.52x107
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