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Question 5

A proton and an alpha particle are accelerated from rest through the same potential difference.

What is the ratio de Broglie wavelength of the protonde Broglie wavelength of the alpha particle\displaystyle \frac{\text{de Broglie wavelength of the proton}}{\text{de Broglie wavelength of the alpha particle}}de Broglie wavelength of the alpha particlede Broglie wavelength of the proton​?

A

0.350.350.35

B

2.02.02.0

C

2.82.82.8

D

8.08.08.0

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Wave-particle duality (A-level only) Questions

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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.

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