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Atomic Physics

Problem D
DE BROGLIE WAVES
PROBLEM

In 1974, the most massive elementary particle known was the y particle,
which has a mass of about four times the mass of a proton. If the de
Broglie wavelength is 3.615 1011 m when it has a speed of 2.80 103
m/s, what is the particles mass?
SOLUTION

Given:

l = 3.615 1011 m
h = 6.63 1034 J s

Unknown:

m =?

v = 2.80 103 m/s

Use the equation for the de Broglie wavelength.

h
(6.63 1034 J s)
m = =
= 6.55 1027 Kg
l v (3.615 1011 m)(2.80 103 m/s)

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
1. The worlds smallest watch, made in Switzerland, has a fifteen-jewel
mechanism and is less than 5 mm wide. When this watch has a speed of
3.2 m/s, its de Broglie wavelength is 3.0 1032 m. What is the mass of the
watch?

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2. Discovered in 1983, Z was still the most massive particle known in 1995.
If the de Broglie wavelength of the Z particle is 6.4 1011 m when the
particle has a speed of 64 m/s, what is the particles mass?
3. Although beryllium, Be, is toxic, the Be2+ ion is harmless. When a Be2+
ion is accelerated through a potential difference of 240 V, the ions de
Broglie wavelength is 4.4 1013 m. What is the mass of the Be2+ ion?
4. In 1972, a powder with a particle size of 2.5 nm was produced. At what
speed should a neutron move to have a de Broglie wavelength of 2.5 nm?
5. The graviton is a hypothetical particle that is believed to be responsible
for gravitational interactions. Although its existence has not been proven,
cosmological observations and theories indicate that its mass, which is
theoretically zero, has an upper limit of 7.65 1070 kg. What speed must
a graviton have for its de Broglie wavelength to be 5.0 1032 m? (Gravitons are predicted to have a speed equal to that of light.)
6. The average mass of the bee hummingbird is about 1.6 g. What is the de
Broglie wavelength of this variety of hummingbird if it is flying at 3.8 m/s?
7. In 1990, Dale Lyons ran 42 195 m, in 3 h, 47 min, while carrying a spoon
with an egg in it. What was Lyons average speed during the run? If the
eggs mass was 0.080 kg, what was its de Broglie wavelength?
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Additional Practice D
l = 3.0 1032 m
h = 6.63 1034 J s
v = 64 m/s
h

= 6.63 1034 J s

6.63 1034 J s
h
= 6.9 103 kg
m = =
32
l v (3.0 10 m)(3.2 m/s)
2. l = 6.4 1011 m
h
mv =
l
h
m =
lv
6.63 1034 J s

m=
(6.4 1011 m)(64 m/s)
m = 1.6 1025 kg

3. q = (2)(1.60 1019 C) =
3.20 1019 C
V = 240 V
h = 6.63 1034 J s
l = 4.4 1013 m

KE = qV = 2mv 2
2qV
m =
V2
6.63 1034 J s
h
v = =
= 1.0 105 m/s
13
26
l m (4.4 10 m)(1.5 10 kg)
2(3.20 1019 C)(240 V)
m =
(1.0 105 m/s)2
m = 1.5 1026 kg

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1. v = 3.2 m/s

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Givens
4. l = 2.5 nm = 2.5 109 m
mn = 1.675 1027 kg
h = 6.63 1034 J s

Solutions
h
mv =
l
h
v =
lmn
6.63 1034 J s
v =
(2.5 109 m)(1.675 1027 kg)
v = 1.6 102 m/s

5. m = 7.65 1070 kg
l = 5.0 1032 m
h = 6.63 1034 J s

h
mv =
l
h
v =
lm
6.63 1034 J s
v =
(5.0 1032 m)(7.65 1070 kg)
v = 1.7 103 m/s

6. m = 1.6 g = 1.6 103 kg

v = 3.8 m/s
h = 6.63 1034 J s

II

h
mv =
l
h
l =
mv
6.63 1034 J s
l =
(1.6 103 kg)(3.8 m/s)
l = 1.1 1031 m

7. x = 42 195 m
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t = 3 h 47 min = 227 min

m = 0.080 kg
h = 6.63 1034 J s

42 195 m
x
v = = = 3.10 m/s
t
60 s
(227 min)
1 min



h
= mv
l
h
l =
mv
6.63 1034 J s
l =
(0.080 kg)(3.10 m/s)
l = 2.7 1033 m

Section TwoProblem Workbook Solutions

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