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A particle is moving three times as fast as an electron. The ratio of the de Broglie wavelength of the particle to that of the electron is 1.813×10−4 The mass of the particle is (me=9.1×10−31kg)
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Solution:
de Broglie wavelength of a moving particle having mass m and velocity v is given by λ=ph=mvh or m=λvh
For an electron λe=meveh or me=λeveh
Given: vev=3 and λeλ=1.813×10−4
Mass of the particle, m=me(λλe)(vv0)
Substituting the values, we get m=9.1×10−31×1.813×10−41×31
or m=1.67×10−27kg