Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a golf ball moving at 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) to that of an alpha particle moving at 3.40x107 miles per hour (1.52x107 m/s) and a proton with a speed of 1.30x107 miles per hour (5.81×106 m/s). Wavelength Region Particle golf ball alpha particle proton Mass (kg) 0.0450 6.64 x 10-27 1.67 x 10-27 Velocity (m/s) 31.3 1.52 × 107 5.81 x 106 ultraviolet (10-8 to 10-7m) X-ray (10-11 to 10-8 m) gamma (10-16 to 10-¹1 m) smaller than 10-20 m

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Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a golf ball moving at 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) to that of an alpha particle moving at
3.40x107 miles per hour (1.52×107 m/s) and a proton with a speed of 1.30×107 miles per hour (5.81×106 m/s) .
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Particle
golf ball
alpha particle
proton
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Mass (kg)
0.0450
6.64 x 10-27
1.67 × 10-2
-27
Velocity (m/s) Wavelength
31.3
1.52 × 107
5.81 × 106
Retry Entire Group 8 more group attempts remaining
ultraviolet (10-8 to 10-7m)
X-ray (10-¹1 to 10-8 m)
gamma (10-¹6 to 10-¹1 m)
smaller than 10-20,
m
Transcribed Image Text:Compare the de Broglie wavelength of a golf ball moving at 70.0 miles per hour (31.3 m/s) to that of an alpha particle moving at 3.40x107 miles per hour (1.52×107 m/s) and a proton with a speed of 1.30×107 miles per hour (5.81×106 m/s) . Region Particle golf ball alpha particle proton Submit Answer Mass (kg) 0.0450 6.64 x 10-27 1.67 × 10-2 -27 Velocity (m/s) Wavelength 31.3 1.52 × 107 5.81 × 106 Retry Entire Group 8 more group attempts remaining ultraviolet (10-8 to 10-7m) X-ray (10-¹1 to 10-8 m) gamma (10-¹6 to 10-¹1 m) smaller than 10-20, m
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