Question

Technetium (Tc; Z = 43) is a synthetic element used as a radioactive tracer in medical studies. A Tc atom emits a beta particle (electron) with a kinetic energy (Ek) of 4.71 x 10¹⁵ J. What is the de Broglie wavelength of this electron (Ek = ½mv²)?

Answer 1

Question in incomplete, complete question is:

Technetium (Tc; Z = 43) is a synthetic element used as a radioactive tracer in medical studies. A Tc atom emits a beta particle (electron) with a kinetic energy (Ek) of $4.71\times 10^{-15}J$ . What is the de Broglie wavelength of this electron (Ek = ½mv²)?

Answer:

$6.762\times 10^{-12} m$ is the de Broglie wavelength of this electron.

Explanation:

To calculate the wavelength of a particle, we use the equation given by De-Broglie's wavelength, which is:

$\lambda=\frac{h}{\sqrt{2mE_k}}$

where,

= De-Broglie's wavelength = ?

h = Planck's constant = $6.624\times 10^{-34}Js$

m = mass of beta particle = $9.1094\times 10^{-31} kg$

$E_k$ = kinetic energy of the particle = $4.71\times 10^{-15}J$

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\lambda =\frac{6.624\times 10^{-34}Js}{\sqrt{2\times 9.1094\times 10^{-31} kg\times 4.71\times 10^{-15}J}}$

$\lambda = 6.762\times 10^{-12} m$

$6.762\times 10^{-12} m$ is the de Broglie wavelength of this electron.