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A particle is dropped from a height H. The de Broglie wavelength of the particle as a function of height is proportional to ______.

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A particle is dropped from a height H. The de Broglie wavelength of the particle as a function of height is proportional to ______.

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  • `H`

  • `H^(1/2)`

  • `H^0`

  • `H^(-1/2)`

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A particle is dropped from a height H. The de Broglie wavelength of the particle as a function of height is proportional to `underline(H^(-1/2))`.

Explanation:

According to de-Broglie a moving material particle sometimes acts as a wave and sometimes as a particle.

The wave associated with a moving particle is called matter wave or de-Broglie wave and it propagates in the form of wave packets with the group velocity. According to de-Broglie theory, the wavelength of de-Broglie wave is given by `H = v = sqrt(2gH)`

We know that de-Broglie wavelength `λ = h/p`

`λ = h/(mv) = h/(msqrt(2gH)`

h, m and g are constant

∴ `h/(msqrt(2g)` is constant ⇒ `λ  oo 1/sqrt(H)` ⇒ `λ  oo H^(-1/2)`

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Chapter 11: Dual Nature Of Radiation And Matter - Exercises [Page 68]

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