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Alejandro
Alejandro asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 10 years ago

how to do de Brogile wavelengh question?

Find the de Broglie wavelength of an atom with a velocity of 3.25 x 10^26 m/s

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  • ChemTeam
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    You need to know the mass of the atom.

    Here's my take on how to do the calculations:

    http://www.chemteam.info/Electrons/deBroglie-Equat...

    I hope you realize that the speed of light is 3.00 x 10^8 m/s. Your value is a bit more than 10^18 times the speed of light. Albert Einstein would be impressed.

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