The energy that should be added to an electron to reduce its de Broglie wavelength from…
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Dual Nature of Radiation & Matter
The energy that should be added to an electron to reduce its de Broglie wavelength from one nm to 0.5 nm is
- four times the initial energy
- equal to the initial energy
- twice the initial energy
- thrice the initial energy
Answer
(D) thrice the initial energy
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