A Proton, Moving Freely, Has a Wavelength of 0

question 54

Short Answer

A proton, moving freely, has a wavelength of 0.600 pm.
(a) What is its momentum?
(b) What is its speed?
(c) Through what potential difference might it have been accelerated through, from rest, to reach this speed?

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Definitions:

Local Static Variables

Variables defined within a function that maintain their value between function calls and are initialized only once.

Existence

The fact or state of living or having objective reality.

Initialization

The process of assigning an initial value to a variable at the time of its creation.

Static Variables

Variables that retain their value between function calls and are local to the function block in which they are declared but their lifespan is the duration of the program.