Which has the larger de Broglie wavelength, a 0.50 kg ball moving with a speed of 25 m/s or an electron traveling at 2/3 the speed of light?  The mass of an electron is 9.11 x 10-31 kg and the speed of light is 3 x 108 m/s.   Select one: a. It could be either, depending on the circumstances. b. The ball c. The electron

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Which has the larger de Broglie wavelength, a 0.50 kg ball moving with a speed of 25 m/s or an electron traveling at 2/3 the speed of light?  The mass of an electron is 9.11 x 10-31 kg and the speed of light is 3 x 108 m/s.  

Select one:
a.

It could be either, depending on the circumstances.

b.

The ball

c.

The electron

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