Fermi
·
Concept Library
·
Courses
·
Books
·
Problems
·
Simulations
·
Math Wiki
·
High School
Fermi
›
Problems
Physics
Physics
Problem
An electron and a proton are each accelerated so that they acquire the same kinetic energy. Calculate the ratio of their de Broglie wavelengths
λ
e
/
λ
p
\lambda_{e}/\lambda_{p}
λ
e
/
λ
p
. Given:
m
e
=
9.11
×
10
−
31
kg
m_{e}=9.11\times10^{-31}\,\text{kg}
m
e
=
9.11
×
1
0
−
31
kg
,
m
p
=
1.67
×
10
−
27
kg
m_{p}=1.67\times10^{-27}\,\text{kg}
m
p
=
1.67
×
1
0
−
27
kg
.
Browse the problem library