Consider an atom traveling at 1% of the velocity of light. The de Broglie wavelength is measured to be 7.00 x 10 3 pm. Which element is this? A. He B. Be C. F D. Ca E. P

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I used the equation of wavelength = h/mv and converted all the units but I keep getting values closer to the mass of P instead of F. Not sure why? Question is attached.

Consider an atom traveling at 1% of the velocity of light. The de Broglie wavelength is measured to be
7.00 x 10 3 pm. Which element is this?
A. He
B. Be
C. F
D. Ca
E. P
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an atom traveling at 1% of the velocity of light. The de Broglie wavelength is measured to be 7.00 x 10 3 pm. Which element is this? A. He B. Be C. F D. Ca E. P
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