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What is the velocity of an electron that has a de Broglie wavelength approximately the length of a chemical bond? Assume this length to be 1.2 * 10-10m.

Answer :

Answer : The velocity of an electron is, [tex]6.1\times 10^{6}m/s[/tex]

Explanation :

According to de-Broglie, the expression for wavelength is,

[tex]\lambda=\frac{h}{p}[/tex]

and,

[tex]p=mv[/tex]

where,  

p = momentum, m = mass, v = velocity

So, the formula will be:

[tex]\lambda=\frac{h}{mv}[/tex]       .............(1)

where,

h = Planck's constant = [tex]6.626\times 10^{-34}Js[/tex]

[tex]\lambda[/tex] = wavelength  = [tex]1.2\times 10^{-10}m[/tex]

m = mass  of electron = [tex]9.11\times 10^{-31}kg[/tex]

v = velocity of electron = ?

Now put all the given values in formula 1, we get:

[tex]1.2\times 10^{-10}m=\frac{6.626\times 10^{-34}Js}{(9.11\times 10^{-31}kg)\times v}[/tex]

[tex]v=6.1\times 10^{6}m/s[/tex]

Thus, the velocity of an electron is, [tex]6.1\times 10^{6}m/s[/tex]

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