How do you calculate the de Broglie wavelength of an electron traveling at #2.0 times 10^8# #m##/s#?

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Deep
Jun 4, 2017

# w = h/(mv) #

Explanation:

de broglie wavelength of any substance is defined as :
# w = h/(mv) #
w : de broglie wavelength
h : plank's constant
m : mass of electron in kg
v : velocity of electron
# w = 6.636*10^(-34)/(9.1*10^(-31)*2*10^8) #
# w = 0.36*10^(-11) #m

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