de Broglie hypothesis
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According to de Broglie’s hypothesis, a moving material particle sometimes acts as a wave and sometimes as a particle; or a wave is associated with moving material particle, which controls the particle in every respect. The wave associated with moving particle is called matter wave or de Broglie wave, λ = h/(mv)
Where, m and v are the mass and velocity of the particle and h is Planck’s constant
According to Planck’s quantum theory, the energy of a photon of a radiation of frequency ν and wavelength λ is
E = hν
According to Einstein’s mass-energy relation,
E = mc2
From (i) and (ii), we obtain
hν = mc2
=> m = hv/c2
Since each photon moves with the same velocity c, the momentum of photon,
p = Mass × Velocity
So, p = (hv/c2)× c = hv/c = h/λ
That is,
λ = h/p
This equation is equally applicable to both the photons of radiation and other material particles.
Answer:
- The De Broglie hypothesis proposes that all matter exhibits wave-like properties and relates the observed wavelength of matter to its momentum.
- After Albert Einstein's photon theory became accepted, the question became whether this was true only for light or whether material objects also exhibited wave-like behavior
For a photon having wave nature ,From planks equation
E=h×frequency
=hc/λ
For a photon having particle nature, From Einstein energy equation
No.of waves formed by electron =orbit number n.
λ=root(150/v) in angstroms.