Chemistry: Atoms First (2nd Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1305079248
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-924-3

Chapter 2 - Exercises - Page 99c: 56

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To calculate the velocities of electrons with de Broglie wavelengths, we can use the de Broglie wavelength formula: \[ \lambda = \frac{h}{mv} \] Where: - \( \lambda \) is the de Broglie wavelength, - \( h \) is Planck's constant (\(6.62607015 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{m}^2 \, \text{kg/s}\)), - \( m \) is the mass of the electron (\(9.10938356 \times 10^{-31} \, \text{kg}\)), - \( v \) is the velocity of the electron. Given the de Broglie wavelengths: 1. For \( \lambda = 1.0 \times 10^2 \, \text{nm} \): \[ 1.0 \times 10^2 \, \text{nm} = \frac{h}{m \cdot v_1} \] \[ v_1 = \frac{h}{m \cdot \lambda_1} \] 2. For \( \lambda = 1.0 \, \text{nm} \): \[ 1.0 \, \text{nm} = \frac{h}{m \cdot v_2} \] \[ v_2 = \frac{h}{m \cdot \lambda_2} \] 1. For \( \lambda = 1.0 \times 10^2 \, \text{nm} \): \[ v_1 = \frac{{6.62607015 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{m}^2 \, \text{kg/s}}}{{9.10938356 \times 10^{-31} \, \text{kg} \times 1.0 \times 10^2 \times 10^{-9}}} \] \[ v_1 \approx \frac{{6.62607015 \times 10^{-34}}}{{9.10938356 \times 10^{-38}}} \, \text{m/s} \] \[ v_1 \approx 7.27 \times 10^3 \, \text{m/s} \] 2. For \( \lambda = 1.0 \, \text{nm} \): \[ v_2 = \frac{{6.62607015 \times 10^{-34} \, \text{m}^2 \, \text{kg/s}}}{{9.10938356 \times 10^{-31} \, \text{kg} \times 1.0 \, \times 10^{-9}}} \] \[ v_2 \approx \frac{{6.62607015 \times 10^{-34}}}{{9.10938356 \times 10^{-40}}} \, \text{m/s} \] \[ v_2 \approx 7.27 \times 10^5 \, \text{m/s} \] So, the velocities of electrons with de Broglie wavelengths of \( 1.0 \times 10^2 \, \text{nm} \) and \( 1.0 \, \text{nm} \) are approximately \( 7.27 \times 10^3 \, \text{m/s} \) and \( 7.27 \times 10^5 \, \text{m/s} \), respectively.
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