Question 11 Mark
Assertion (A): de-Broglie wavelength is significant for microscopic particles.
Reason (R): de-Broglie wavelength is inversely proportional to the mass of a particle when velocity is kept constant.
Reason (R): de-Broglie wavelength is inversely proportional to the mass of a particle when velocity is kept constant.
Answer
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Explanation: de-Broglie wavelength, $\lambda=\frac{h}{m v}$
h and v remaining constant, $\lambda \propto \frac{1}{m}$
So, as the mass of the particle becomes smaller and smaller the de-Broglie wavelength of the particle becomes more and more significant.
Hence, assertion and reason both are true and reason explains the assertion properly.
Explanation: de-Broglie wavelength, $\lambda=\frac{h}{m v}$
h and v remaining constant, $\lambda \propto \frac{1}{m}$
So, as the mass of the particle becomes smaller and smaller the de-Broglie wavelength of the particle becomes more and more significant.
Hence, assertion and reason both are true and reason explains the assertion properly.