Question

Give an answer for the following questions.

(a) What is the wavelength of a photon whose momentum is equal to that of an electron with a speed of 2000 m/s2000 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} ?

(b) What is the ratio of their energies?

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The condition of this problem can be written as:

pγ=pe=meve\begin{align}p_\gamma = p_e =m_ev_e\end{align}

where

  • ve=2000  m/sv_e = 2000\;\mathrm{m/s}
  • me=9.111031  kgm_e = 9.11\cdot10^{-31}\;\mathrm{kg}

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