Chemistry
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Chapter 7, Problem 54E
Neutron diffraction is used in determining the structures of molecules.
a. Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a neutron moving at 1.00% of the
b. Calculate the velocity of a neutron with a wavelength of 75 pm (l pm = 10−12 m).
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