Physics of Everyday Phenomena
Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 18, Problem 4SP

(a)

To determine

The momentum of the electron.

(b)

To determine

The de Broglie wavelength of the electron.

(c)

To determine

The comparison of the de Broglie wavelength of the electron to the visible light.

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