The equation $\lambda=\frac{1.227}{x} \mathrm{~nm}$ can be used to find the de-Brogli wavelength of an electron. In this equation $x$ stands for :
Where
$\mathrm{m}=$ mass of electron
$\mathrm{P}=$ momentum of electron
$\mathrm{K}=$ Kinetic energy of electron
$\mathrm{V}=$ Accelerating potential in volts for electron
Solution
<p>The de Broglie wavelength of a particle can be expressed as:</p>
<p>$\lambda = \frac{h}{p}$</p>
<p>where:</p>
<ul>
<li>$h$ is Planck's constant, and</li>
<li>$p$ is the momentum of the particle.</li>
</ul>
<p>For an electron accelerated through a potential difference of $V$ volts, its kinetic energy $K$ is given by:</p>
<p>$K = eV$</p>
<p>where $e$ is the charge of an electron.</p>
<p>The electron's momentum can be expressed in terms of its kinetic energy as:</p>
<p>$p = \sqrt{2mK}$</p>
<p>where $m$ is the mass of the electron.</p>
<p>Substituting this into the de Broglie wavelength equation, we get:</p>
<p>$\lambda = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mK}}$</p>
<p>Comparing this with the given equation $\lambda = \frac{1.227}{x} \, nm$, we see that $x$ must correspond to:</p>
<p>$x = \sqrt{2mK}$</p>
<p>Since $K = eV$, we can substitute this into our expression for $x$ to get:</p>
<p>$x = \sqrt{2meV} = \sqrt{V}$</p>
<p>where we've used the fact that the mass and charge of an electron are constants.</p>
About this question
Subject: Physics · Chapter: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation · Topic: Photoelectric Effect
This question is part of PrepWiser's free JEE Main question bank. 145 more solved questions on Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation are available — start with the harder ones if your accuracy is >70%.