Quiz

A proton and a-particle are accelerated through different potentials V1...

Komal Kohli March 4, 2024

A proton and a-particle are accelerated through different potentials V1 and V2 respectively so that they have the same de Broglie wavelengths. Find V1/V2.

Ans.

we found that the ratio of the potentials $V_{1}$ to $V_{2}$ required to accelerate a proton and an alpha particle, respectively, to the same de Broglie wavelength is:

$V ^{2} V ^{1} = 4 1$

Therefore, the ratio of the potential required to accelerate the proton to the potential required to accelerate the alpha particle is $1 : 4$ .