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Problem39 45

The document discusses the relativistic expression for energy and momentum of a particle with mass m and kinetic energy K. It shows that when K = 3mc^2, the wavelength λ is equal to 6.2×10^-13 m for an electron (m = 9.11×10^-31 kg) and 3.42×10^-16 m for a proton (m = 1.67×10^-27 kg).

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Problem39 45

The document discusses the relativistic expression for energy and momentum of a particle with mass m and kinetic energy K. It shows that when K = 3mc^2, the wavelength λ is equal to 6.2×10^-13 m for an electron (m = 9.11×10^-31 kg) and 3.42×10^-16 m for a proton (m = 1.67×10^-27 kg).

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39.45: a) Since K  mc 2 we must use the relativistic expression for energy.

E 2  p 2c 2  m 2c 4 but E  K  mc 2  ( K  mc 2 ) 2  p 2c 2  m 2c 4

[( K  mc 2 ) 2  m 2 c 4 )]1 2 h hc
  p  λ  .
c p [( K  mc )  m 2 c 4 ]1 2
2 2

hc h
 If K  3mc then λ  
2
.
[(4mc )  m c ]
2 2 2 4 12
15mc
 b) i)  m  9.11  10 31 kg K  3mc 2  3(9.11  10 31 kg)(3.00  10 8 m s) 2
 2.46  10 13 J
 
 1.54 MeV.

h (6.63  10 13 J  s)
λ 
15mc 15 (9.11  10 31 kg)(3.00  108 m s)
   6.2  10 13 m.
 ii)  m  1.67  10 27 kg K  3mc 2  3(1.67  10 27 kg)(3.00  108 m s) 2
 4.51  10 10 J
 2.82  103 MeV.
h (6.63  10 34 J  s)
λ 
15mc 15 (1.67  10 27 kg)(3.00  108 m s)
 3.42  10 16 m.

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