Consider an electron in a free space. The mass of the electron is 9.109×10-³¹ kg and the Planck constant is h=6.626×10-34 Js. a) Calculate the de Broglie wavelength (2) of the electron b) Determine the kinetic energy of the electron. c) Calculate the total energy of the electron.

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Consider an electron in a free space. The mass of the electron is 9.109×10-31 kg
and the Planck constant is h=6.626×10-³4 Js.
a) Calculate the de Broglie wavelength (2) of the electron
b) Determine the kinetic energy of the electron.
c) Calculate the total energy of the electron.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an electron in a free space. The mass of the electron is 9.109×10-31 kg and the Planck constant is h=6.626×10-³4 Js. a) Calculate the de Broglie wavelength (2) of the electron b) Determine the kinetic energy of the electron. c) Calculate the total energy of the electron.
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