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General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications (11th Edition)
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Author: Ralph H. Petrucci, F. Geoffrey Herring, Jeffry D. Madura, Carey Bissonnette
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Chapter 8, Problem 42E
What is the wavelength, in nanometers, associated with a 9.7 g bullet with a muzzle velocity of 887 m s-1, that is, considering the bullet to be a matter wave? Comment on the feasibility of an experimental measurement of this wavelength.
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