An electron of mass 9.11x10^(-31) is fired from an electron gun at 7x10^6 m/s. What size object will the electron need to interact with in order to diffract?
Momentum of electron=mv=6.377x10^-24 kg m/s
λ=h/mv=6.63x10-34/6.377x10-24=1.039...x10-10=1x10-10m
JG
Related Physics A Level answers
All answers ▸An electron and a proton are in any electric field E=5x10^2 V/m. What is their speed 1.0 cm after being released?
Why do atoms larger than iron release energy when they undergo fission?
A 4 metre long bar rotates freely around a central pivot. 3 forces act upon it: 7N down, 2m to the left of the pivot; 8N up, 1m to the left of the pivot; 4N up, 1m to the right of the pivot. Apply one additional force to place the bar in equilibrium.
A body with speed v is projected from the surface of the earth(mass M & radius R). Find the maximum distance from the earth that this body reaches before returning back to earth, as a function of the initial speed v, M, R and the gravitational constant G