Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter · Matter waves
The ratio of de Broglie wavelength of a deuteron with kinetic energy to that of an alpha particle with kinetic energy , is . The value of is .
(Assume mass of proton mass of neutron) :
(Assume mass of proton mass of neutron) :
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