The difference between the incident energy and threshold energy for an electron in a photoelectric effect experiment is 5 eV. The de Broglie wavelength of the electron is
A$$\frac{6.6 \times 10^9}{\sqrt{1456}} \mathrm{m}$$
B$$\frac{6.6 \times 10^9}{\sqrt{145.6}} \mathrm{m}$$
C$$\frac{6.6 \times 10^9}{\sqrt{1664}}$$
D$$\frac{6.6 \times 10^9}{\sqrt{166.4}} \mathrm{m}$$
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. $$\frac{6.6 \times 10^9}{\sqrt{145.6}} \mathrm{m}$$
The excess of incident energy over threshold energy becomes the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted electron, so $K = 5\,\mathrm{eV}$.
Using de Broglie relation,
$$\lambda = \frac{h}{p} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mK}}$$
For an electron, substituting $h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34}\,\mathrm{J\,s}$, $m = 9.1 \times 10^{-31}\,\mathrm{kg}$, and $K = 5 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}\,\mathrm{J}$,
$$\lambda = \frac{6.6 \times 10^{-34}}{\sqrt{2 \times 9.1 \times 10^{-31} \times 5 \times 1.6 \times 10^{-19}}}$$
Collecting powers of $10$,
$$\lambda = \frac{6.6 \times 10^{-34}}{\sqrt{145.6 \times 10^{-50}}}$$
Therefore,
$$\lambda = \frac{6.6 \times 10^{-9}}{\sqrt{145.6}}\,\mathrm{m}$$
Comparing with the given options, this matches option $B$.
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