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For a given kinetic energy, which of the following has the smallest de Broglie wavelength : electron, proton and `alpha-particle`?

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`lamda=(h)/(sqrt(2mk))`
The wavelength is smallest for alpha-particle since kinetic energy (K) is same for all.
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