Skip to content

Course home

Sign up

Wave-particle duality (A-level only)

EasyMediumHard
1234567891011121314151617181920
Question 20

An electron and a proton have the same kinetic energy.

What is the ratio de Broglie wavelength of the electronde Broglie wavelength of the proton\displaystyle \frac{\text{de Broglie wavelength of the electron}}{\text{de Broglie wavelength of the proton}}de Broglie wavelength of the protonde Broglie wavelength of the electron​?

A

5.4×10−45.4 \times 10^{-4}5.4×10−4

B

2.3×10−22.3 \times 10^{-2}2.3×10−2

C

434343

D

180018001800

Markscheme

Wave-particle duality (A-level only) Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Wave-particle duality (A-level only)

26 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Physics Wave-particle duality (A-level only), covering Newton's corpuscular theory of light (A-level only), Significance of Young's double slits experiment (A-level only), Electromagnetic waves (A-level only), The discovery of photoelectricity (A-level only), Wave-particle duality (A-level only), and Electron microscopes (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

Question bank