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Question
Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of an electron moving with - of the speed of light in vacuum (Negelct relativistic effect)
(Planck's constant: h = 6.63 x 10-34 Js, Mass of electron : m = 9.11 x 10-28 g)
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Solution

∴ The de Broglie wavelength of electron is 7.278 × 10−12 m
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