How fast must a nonrelativistic electron move so its de Broglie wavelength is the same as the wavelength of a  3.4-eV photon? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J)

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How fast must a nonrelativistic electron move so its de Broglie wavelength is the same as the wavelength of a  3.4-eV photon? (mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, = 3.00 × 108 m/s, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19 J) 

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