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The kinetic energy of a proton is equal to the energy E of a photon. If λ1 be the (de-Broglie) wavelength of the proton and λ2 that of the proton, then the ratio λ1λ2 is proportional to:

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If the kinetic energy of the particle is increased to 16 times its previous value, the percentage change in the de-Broglie wavelength of the particle is:
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Light of wavelength 500 nm is incident on a metal with work function 2.28 eV. The de-Broglie wavelength of the emitted electron is:
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An electron of mass m and a photon have same energy E. The ratio of de-Broglie wavelengths associated with them is (c being velocity of light):
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Electrons of mass m with de-Broglie wavelength λ fall on the target in an X-ray tube. The cut-off wavelength of the emitted X-rays is:
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Light of wavelength λ falls on a cathode plate inside a vacuum tube as shown in the figure. The work function of the cathode surface is W and the anode is a wire mesh of conducting material kept at a distance d from the cathode. A potential difference V is maintained between the electrodes. If the minimum de-Broglie wavelength of the electrons passing through the anode is λe, which of the following statement is true?

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A photoelectric material having work-function W is illuminated with light of wavelength λλ<hcW. The fastest photoelectron has a de-Broglie wavelength λd. A change in wavelength of the incident light λ results in a change λd and λd. Then the ratio λdλ is proportional to:
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An electron of mass m with an initial velocity v=v0i^v0>0 enters an electric field E=E0i^E0=constant>0 at t=0. If λ0 is its de-Broglie wavelength at time t=0 then wavelength at time t is:
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Two particles move at right angle to each other. Their de-Broglie wavelengths are λ1 and λ2 respectively. The particles suffer perfectly inelastic collision. The de-Broglie wavelength λ, of the final particle, is given by: