Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 38 - Quantization - Exercises and Problems - Page 1154: 48

Answer

a) ${\bf 1.33\times 10^8}\;\rm m/s$ b) ${\bf 5.47}\;\rm \mu m $

Work Step by Step

$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We know that the kinetic energy is given by $$K=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$$ So the speed of the electron is given by $$v=\sqrt{\dfrac{2K}{m}}$$ Plug the known; $$v=\sqrt{\dfrac{2(50\times 10^{3}\times 1.6\times 10^{-19})}{(9.11\times 10^{-31})}}$$ $$v=\color{red}{\bf 1.33\times 10^8}\;\rm m/s$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ Recalling that the spacing between fringes in a double-slit interference experiment is given by $$\Delta y=\dfrac{\lambda L}{d}\tag 1$$ where $L$ is the distance between the double-slit and the screen, $d$ is the slit separation, and $\lambda$ is the wavelength of the electrons which we can find by using de Broglie wavelength's formula. $$\lambda=\dfrac{h}{p}=\dfrac{h}{mv}$$ Plug into (1); $$\Delta y=\dfrac{h L}{mvd} $$ Plug the known; $$\Delta y=\dfrac{(6.63\times 10^{-34})(1)}{(9.11\times 10^{-31})(1.33\times 10^8)(1.0\times 10^{-6}) }$$ $$\Delta y=\bf 5.47\times 10^{-6}\;\rm m=\color{red}{\bf 5.47}\;\rm \mu m $$
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