The de-Broglie wavelength of an electron moving with a velocity c3(c=3×108 m/s) is equal to the wavelength of photon. The ratio of the kinetic energies of electron and photon is
Question
The de-Broglie wavelength of an electron moving with a velocity c3(c=3×108 m/s) is equal to the wavelength of photon. The ratio of the kinetic energies of electron and photon is
Solution
The de-Broglie wavelength of a particle is given by the formula:
λ = h / p
where h is Planck's constant and p is the momentum of the particle. For an electron moving with velocity v, its momentum p is given by:
p = m * v
where m is the mass of the electron. Substituting this into the de-Broglie wavelength formula gives:
λ = h / (m * v)
For a photon, its wavelength is related to its energy E by the formula:
E = h * c / λ
where c is the speed of light.
Given that the de-Broglie wavelength of the electron is equal to the wavelength of the photon, we can equate the two expressions for λ to get:
h / (m * v) = h * c / E
Solving for E gives:
E = m * v * c
The kinetic energy of the electron is given by:
K = 1/2 * m * v^2
The ratio of the kinetic energy of the electron to the energy of the photon is therefore:
K / E = (1/2 * m * v^2) / (m * v * c) = v / (2c)
Given that v = c/3, the ratio K / E is therefore:
K / E = (c/3) / (2c) = 1/6
So the ratio of the kinetic energies of the electron and the photon is 1:6.
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