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Among the following particles, which wil...

Among the following particles, which will have the shortest wavelength when accelerated by one million eV?

A

Neutron

B

Tritium atom

C

`alpha`- particle

D

Electron

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The correct Answer is:
C
Wavelength is inversely proportional to the mass of teh particle `lamda=h/(mv)`
Since `alpha` particles have the largest mass (4 a.m.u. ), these will have shortest wavelength.
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