15B11PH111 (Physics-I, 2015-16) Tutorial Sheet-7

1.

An electron has de-Broglie wavelength equal to that of a photon. Show that the ratio of the K.E. of the electron to the energy of the

( m 2 c 4 + h 2 2 )1/ 2 m c2
0
0
.
photon is
h
2.

A photon and a particle have the same wavelength. Can anything be said about how their linear momenta compare? About how the
photon's energy compares with the particle's total energy? About how the photons energy compares with the particle's kinetic energy?

3.

An electron and a proton have the same velocity Compare the wavelengths and the phase and group velocities of their de Broglie waves.

4.
5.
6.

Calculate the phase and group velocities of an electron whose de Broglie wavelength is exactly 1 x 10-13 m.
How accurately can the position of a proton with v << c be determined without giving it morethan 1.00 keV of kinetic energy?
Show that if the total energy of a moving particle greatly exceeds its rest energy, its de Broglie wavelength is nearly the same as the
wavelength of a photon with the same total energy.
Show that the phase velocity of the de Broglie waves of a particle of mass m and de Broglie wavelength is given by

7.

m c
vp = c 1 + o
h

8.

The position and momentum of a 1.00-keV electron are simultaneously determined. If its position is located to within 0.100 nm, what is
the percentage of uncertainty in its momentum?
9. Find out the minimum energy required by a photon (direction of motion reversed after collision) to transfer half of its energy to an
electron at rest, during Compton scattering experiment.
10. A beam of X-rays is scattered by a target. At 45o from the beam direction, the scattered X-rays have a wavelength of 2.2 pm. What is the
wavelength of the X-rays in direct beam?
11. A photon whose energy equals the rest energy of the electron undergoes a Compton collision with an electron. If the electron moves off
at an angle of 40o with the original photon direction. What is the energy of the scattered photon?

15B11PH111 (Physics-I, 2015-16) Tutorial Sheet-7

1.

An electron has de-Broglie wavelength equal to that of a photon. Show that the ratio of the K.E. of the electron to the energy of the

( m 2 c 4 + h 2 2 )1/ 2 m c2
0
0

photon is
.
h
2.

A photon and a particle have the same wavelength. Can anything be said about how their linear momenta compare? About how the
photon's energy compares with the particle's total energy? About how the photons energy compares with the particle's kinetic energy?

3.

An electron and a proton have the same velocity Compare the wavelengths and the phase and group velocities of their de Broglie waves.

4.
5.
6.

Calculate the phase and group velocities of an electron whose de Broglie wavelength is exactly 1 x 10-13 m.
How accurately can the position of a proton with v << c be determined without giving it more than 1.00 keV of kinetic energy?
Show that if the total energy of a moving particle greatly exceeds its rest energy, its de Broglie wavelength is nearly the same as the
wavelength of a photon with the same total energy.
Show that the phase velocity of the de Broglie waves of a particle of mass m and de Broglie wavelength is given by

7.

m c
vp = c 1 + o
h
8.

The position and momentum of a 1.00-keV electron are simultaneously determined. If its position is located to within 0.100 nm, what is
the percentage of uncertainty in its momentum?
9. Find out the minimum energy required by a photon (direction of motion reversed after collision) to transfer half of its energy to an
electron at rest, during Compton scattering experiment.
10. A beam of X-rays is scattered by a target. At 45o from the beam direction, the scattered X-rays have a wavelength of 2.2 pm. What is the
wavelength of the X-rays in direct beam?
11. A photon whose energy equals the rest energy of the electron undergoes a Compton collision with an electron. If the electron moves off
at an angle of 40o with the original photon direction. What is the energy of the scattered photon?