Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a bullet moving at 700 miles per hour (313 m/s) to that of an alpha particle moving at 3.40×107 miles per hour (1.52×107 m/s) and a baseball with a speed of 90.0 miles per hour (40.2 m/s) . Particle Mass (kg) Velocity (m/s) Region Wavelength bullet 0.00190 313 alpha particle 6.64*10^-27 1.52*10^7 baseball 0.140 40.2
Compton effect
The incoming photons' energy must be in the range of an X-ray frequency to generate the Compton effect. The electron does not lose enough energy that reduces the wavelength of scattered photons towards the visible spectrum. As a result, with visible lights, the Compton effect is missing.
Recoil Velocity
The amount of backward thrust or force experienced by a person when he/she shoots a gun in the forward direction is called recoil velocity. This phenomenon always follows the law of conservation of linear momentum.
Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a bullet moving at 700 miles per hour (313 m/s) to that of an alpha particle moving at 3.40×107 miles per hour (1.52×107 m/s) and a baseball with a speed of 90.0 miles per hour (40.2 m/s) .
| Particle | Mass (kg) | Velocity (m/s) | Region | Wavelength |
| bullet | 0.00190 | 313 | ||
| alpha particle | 6.64*10^-27 | 1.52*10^7 | ||
| baseball | 0.140 | 40.2 |
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