Cosmic rays are highly energetic particles travelling through space. How fast must a cosmic ray proton be travelling to have a de Broglie wavelength of 32 fm (femtometre)? Express you answer as a percentage of the speed of light, c. Note: Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 percent (for example, 56.1%)

Cosmic rays are highly energetic particles travelling through space. How fast must a cosmic ray proton be travelling to have a de Broglie wavelength of 32 fm (femtometre)? Express you answer as a percentage of the speed of light, c. Note: Round your answer to the nearest 0.1 percent (for example, 56.1%)

Modern Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Clement J. Moses, Curt A. Moyer

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Chapter16: Cosmology

Section: Chapter Questions

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