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An electron and a photon each have a wavelength of 1.00 nm. Find
(a) their momenta,
(b) the energy of the photon, and
(c) the kinetic energy of electron.

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(a) `6.63xx10^(-25)kgm//s" (for both)"`
(b) 1.24 keV
(c) 1.51 eV
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