How do you calculate the de Broglie wavelength of an electron traveling at 2.0 times 10^8 m/s?

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Jun 4, 2017

w = h/(mv)

Explanation:

de broglie wavelength of any substance is defined as :
w = h/(mv)
w : de broglie wavelength
h : plank's constant
m : mass of electron in kg
v : velocity of electron
w = 6.636*10^(-34)/(9.1*10^(-31)*2*10^8)
w = 0.36*10^(-11) m

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