For very slow electron (low momentum), de Broglie wavelength is:
- Zero
- Very small
- Doesn't apply
- Very LARGE (λ = h/p; small p → large λ)
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Correct answer: D. Very LARGE (λ = h/p; small p → large λ)
λ = h/p.
Slow particle → large λ.
Electrons at thermal speeds have λ ~ atomic dimensions, making electron diffraction observable (Davisson-Germer 1927).