Question

An electron of mass $$m$$ and a photon have same energy $$E.$$ The ratio of de-Broglie wavelengths associated with them is
($$c$$ being velocity of light)

A. $${\left( {\frac{E}{{2m}}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
B. $$c{\left( {2mE} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
C. $$\frac{1}{c}{\left( {\frac{{2m}}{E}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
D. $$\frac{1}{c}{\left( {\frac{E}{{2m}}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$  
Answer :   $$\frac{1}{c}{\left( {\frac{E}{{2m}}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
Solution :
Since, it is given that electron has mass $$m.$$ de-Broglie’s wavelength for an electron will be given as
$${\lambda _e} = \frac{h}{P}\,......\left( {\text{i}} \right)$$
where, $$h$$ = Planck’s constant
$$P$$ = Linear momentum of electron
As kinetic energy of electron
$$E = \frac{{{P^2}}}{{2m}} \Rightarrow P = \sqrt {2mE} \,.......\left( {{\text{ii}}} \right)$$
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
$${\lambda _e} = \frac{h}{{\sqrt {2mE} }}\,......\left( {{\text{iii}}} \right)$$
Energy of a photon can be given as
$$\eqalign{ & E = hv \cr & \Rightarrow E = \frac{{hc}}{{{\lambda _p}}} \cr & \Rightarrow {\lambda _p} = \frac{{hc}}{E}\,......\left( {{\text{iv}}} \right) \cr} $$
Hence, $${\lambda _p} = $$  de-Broglie's wavelength of photon. Now, divide Eq. (iii) by Eq. (iv), we get
$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{{\lambda _e}}}{{{\lambda _p}}} = \frac{h}{{\sqrt {2mE} }} \cdot \frac{E}{{hc}} \cr & \Rightarrow \frac{{{\lambda _c}}}{{{\lambda _p}}} = \frac{1}{c} \cdot \sqrt {\frac{E}{{2m}}} \cr} $$

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A particle of mass $$M$$ at rest decays into two particles of masses $${m_1}$$ and $${m_2},$$ having non-zero velocities. The ratio of the de Broglie wavelengths of the particles, $$\frac{{{\lambda _1}}}{{{\lambda _2}}},$$  is

A. $$\frac{{{m_1}}}{{{m_2}}}$$
B. $$\frac{{{m_2}}}{{{m_1}}}$$
C. 1.0
D. $$\frac{{\sqrt {{m_2}} }}{{\sqrt {{m_1}} }}$$
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A proton has kinetic energy $$E = 100\,keV$$   which is equal to that of a photon. The wavelength of photon is $${\lambda _2}$$ and that of proton is $${\lambda _1}.$$ The ration of $$\frac{{{\lambda _2}}}{{{\lambda _1}}}$$  is proportional to

A. $${E^2}$$
B. $${E^{\frac{1}{2}}}$$
C. $${E^{ - 1}}$$
D. $${E^{ - \frac{1}{2}}}$$
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A beam of electron is used in an YDSE experiment. The slit width is $$d.$$ When the velocity of electron is increased, then

A. no interference is observed
B. fringe width increases
C. fringe width decreases
D. fringe width remains same
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Formation of covalent bonds in compounds exhibits

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