Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a baseball moving at 90.0 miles per hour (40.2 m/s) to that of a proton moving at 1.30×107 miles per hour (5.81×106 m/s) and a golf ball with a speed of 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) . Particle Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Wavelength & Region  baseball 0.140 40.2   proton 1.67*10^-27 5.81*10^6   golf ball 0.0450 31.3

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Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a baseball moving at 90.0 miles per hour (40.2 m/s) to that of a proton moving at 1.30×107 miles per hour (5.81×106 m/s) and a golf ball with a speed of 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) .

Particle Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Wavelength & Region 
baseball 0.140 40.2  
proton 1.67*10^-27 5.81*10^6  
golf ball 0.0450 31.3  
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