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
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