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Question
In an electron microscope, the electrons are accelerated by a voltage of 14 kV. If the voltage is changed to 224 kV, then the de Broglie wavelength associated with the electrons would
Options
increase by 2 times
decrease by 2 times
decrease by 4 times
increase by 4 times
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Solution
decrease by 4 times
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