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Explain de-Broglie wavelength.

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Explain de-Broglie wavelength.

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The wavelength that is associated with an object in relation to its momentum and mass is known as the de-Broglie wavelength.

de-Broglie equated the energy equation of Plank (wave nature) and Einstein (particle nature) such that,

E = hv   (Plank energy relation)

E = mc2   (Einsteins mass-energy relation)

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