MCQ
A photon and an electron have equal energy $E$. ${\lambda_{{\rm{photon}}}}/{\lambda _{{\rm{electron}}}}$ is proportional to
  • A
    $\sqrt E $
  • $1/\sqrt E $
  • C
    $1/E$
  • D
    Does not depend upon $E$

Answer

Correct option: B.
$1/\sqrt E $
b
(b)${\lambda _{photon}} = \frac{{hc}}{E}$and ${{\lambda }_{electron}}=\frac{h}{\sqrt{2\,mE}}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{{{\lambda }_{photon}}}{{{\lambda }_{electron}}}=c\sqrt{\frac{2m}{E}}$ 

$\Rightarrow \frac{{{\lambda }_{photon}}}{{{\lambda }_{electron}}}\propto \frac{1}{\sqrt{E}}$

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