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A. For what kinetic energy of neutron wi...

A. For what kinetic energy of neutron will the associated de Broglie wavelength be `1.40xx10^(-10)m`?
B. Also, find the de Broglie wavelength of a neutron, in thermal equilibrium with matter, having an average kinetic energy of `((3)/(2))` kT at `300 K`. Given the mass of neutron`=1:66xx10^(-27)kg` and `k=1.38xx10^(-23)Jkg^(-1)`.`

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(a) `6.686xx10^(-21)J=4.174xx10^(-2)eV`
(b) 0.145 nm
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