College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 28 - Conceptual Questions - Page 1072: 16

Answer

As the kinetic energy increases, the de Broglie wavelength decreases.

Work Step by Step

We can write an expression for the de Broglie wavelength: $\lambda = \frac{h}{p}$ $\lambda = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2~m~E}}$ We can see that as the kinetic energy $E$ increases, the de Broglie wavelength decreases.
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