(a) Compare the de Broglie wavelength for an electron (m, = 9.11 × 10°31 kg) moving at a speed of 1.21 x 107 m/s with that of a baseball of mass 0.145 kg pitched at 43.7 m/s. 2, - 5.987E-11 d3 = 1.04E-34 (b) Compare these wavelengths with that of an electron traveling at 0.999c.
(a) Compare the de Broglie wavelength for an electron (m, = 9.11 × 10°31 kg) moving at a speed of 1.21 x 107 m/s with that of a baseball of mass 0.145 kg pitched at 43.7 m/s. 2, - 5.987E-11 d3 = 1.04E-34 (b) Compare these wavelengths with that of an electron traveling at 0.999c.
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(a) Compare the de Broglie wavelength for an electron (m = 9.11 x 10-31 kg) moving at a speed
of 1.21 x 107 m/s with that of a baseball of mass 0.145 kg pitched at 43.7 m/s.
= 5.987E-11
m
= 1.04E-34
m
(b) Compare these wavelengths with that of an electron traveling at 0.999c.
5.028E-14
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