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An electron (mass m ) with initial velocity v=v0i^+v0j^ is in an electric filed E=-E0k^. If λ0 is initial de-Broglie wavelength of electron, its de-Broglie wave length at time t is given by:
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Options:
  • A λ021+e2E2t2m2v02
  • B λ01+e2E2t2m2v02
  • C λ01+e2E2t22m2v02
  • D λ02+e2E2t2m2v02
Solution:
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The correct answer is: λ01+e2E2t22m2v02

Initial velocity of electron, 

v=v0i^+v0j^u=v02+v02=v02

Initial de Broglie wavelength associated with electron, 

λ0=hp=hmv02

now,

v=u+at
Velocity as a function of time =v0i^+v0j^+eE0mtk^
so wavelength λ=hm2v02+e2E02m2t2
λ=λ01+e2E022m2v02t2

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