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Ch.5 - Periodicity & Electronic Structure of Atoms

Chapter 5, Problem 66

Protons and electrons can be given very high energies in particle accelerators. What is the wavelength in meters of an electron (mass = 9.11 * 10-31 kg) that has been accelerated to 5% of the speed of light? In what region of the electromagnetic spectrum is this wavelength?

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