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Neutrons travelling at 0.400 m/s are directed through a pair of slits having 1.00 m separation. an array of detectors is placed 10.0 m from
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Neutrons travelling at 0.400 m/s are directed through a pair of slits having 1.00 m separation. an array of detectors is placed 10.0 m from the slits.
a) What is the de Broglie wavelength of the neutrons?
b) How far off axis if the first zero-intensity point on the detector array?
c) When a neutron reaches a detector, can we say which slit the neutrons passed through? Explain.
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2021-08-05T15:28:24+00:00
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Answer:
9.91*10^-7 m
4.955*10^-6 m
Explanation:
Given that
v = 0.4 m/s
d = 1 m
L = 10 m
h = 6.62*10^-34 Js
m(neutron) = 1.67*10^-27 kg
To find the debroglie wavelength of the neutron, we use the formula
λ = h/mv
Now, we plug in the values we have listed.
λ = 6.62*10^-34 / (1.67*10^-27 * 0.4)
λ = 6.62*10^-34 / 6.68*10^-28
λ = 9.91*10^-7 m
b)
y1 = L (m + ½) λ/d, where m = 0
y1 = L (0 + ½) λ/d
y1 = L (½) λ/d
y1 = L/2 * λ/d or
y1 = Lλ/2d
now, we substitute the values for each of them, we have
y1 = (10 * 9.91*10^-7) / (2 * 1)
y1 = 9.91*10^-6 / 2
y1 = 4.955*10^-6 m
c) no, we can not say the neuron passed through one slit