MCQ
An electron (mass m) with an initial velocity $\text{v}=\text{v}_0\hat{\text{i}}(\text{v}_0>0)$ is in an electric field $\text{E}=-\text{E}_0\hat{\text{i}}(\text{E}_0=\text{constant}>0)$. It’s de Broglie wavelength at time t is given by:
  • A
    $\frac{\lambda_0}{\bigg(1+\frac{\text{eE}_0}{\text{m}}\frac{\text{t}}{\text{v}_0}\bigg)}$
  • B
    ${\lambda_0}{\bigg(1+\frac{\text{eE}_0\text{t}}{\text{m}\text{v}_0}\bigg)}$
  • C
    $\lambda_0$
  • D
    $\lambda_0\text{t.}$

Answer

  1. $\frac{\lambda_0}{\bigg(1+\frac{\text{eE}_0}{\text{m}}\frac{\text{t}}{\text{v}_0}\bigg)}$

Solution:

The initial de-broglie wavelength of electron is given by $\lambda_0=\frac{1}{\text{mv}_0}$

Force on electron in electric field is given by F = -eE

$=-\text{E}[-\text{E}_0\text{i}]$

$=\text{e}\text{E}_0\text{i}$

Now, $\text{F}=\text{ma}$

$\Rightarrow\ \text{a}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{m}}$

Substituting $\text{F}=\text{eE}_0\text{i}\text{ in a}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{m}}$, we get

$\text{a}=\frac{\text{eE}_0\text{i}}{\text{m}}$

The velocity of electron after time t is given by

$\text{v}=\text{v}_0\hat{\text{i}}+\text{at}$

Substituting $\text{a}=\frac{\text{eE}_0\text{i}}{\text{m}}$, we get

$\text{v}=\text{v}_0\hat{\text{i}}+\Big(\frac{\text{eE}_0\text{i}}{\text{m}}\Big)\text{t}$

$=\bigg(\text{v}_0+\frac{\text{eE}_0}{\text{m}}\text{t}\bigg)\hat{\text{i}}$

$=\text{v}_0\bigg(1+\frac{\text{eE}_0}{\text{m}\text{v}_0}\text{t}\bigg)\hat{\text{i}}$

The de-Broglie wavelength associated with electron at time t is given by $\lambda=\frac{\text{h}}{\text{mv}}$

Substituting $\text{v}=\text{v}_0\bigg(1+\frac{\text{eE}_0}{\text{m}\text{v}_0}\text{t}\bigg)\hat{\text{i}}$ we get

 $\lambda=\frac{\text{h}}{\text{m}\bigg[\text{v}_0\Big(\frac{\text{eE}_0}{\text{mv}_0}\text{t}\Big)\bigg]}$

$\Rightarrow \lambda=\frac{\lambda_0}{\Big(1+\frac{\text{eE}_0}{\text{mv}_0}\text{t}\Big)}\ \ \bigg[\because\ \lambda_0=\frac{\text{h}}{\text{mv}_0}\bigg]$

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