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hc ( 4.136 ×10 −15 eV ⋅ s) (3.

00 ×10 8 m s)
39.4: a)  E = = = 6.2 keV.
λ (0.20 ×10 −9 m)
p2 (h λ) 2 (( 6.626 ×10 −34 J ⋅ s) (0.20 ×10 −9 m)) 2
b)  K = = =
2m 2m 2(9.11 ×10 −31 kg)
= 6.0 ×10 −18 J = 37 eV.
Note that the kinetic energy found this way is much smaller than the rest energy, so the
nonrelativistic approximation is appropriate.
p2 (h λ ) 2 (( 6.626 ×10 −34 J ⋅ s) (0.20 ×10 −9 m)) 2
c)  K = = = −27
= 8.3 ×10 −22 J =
2m 2m 2(6.64 ×10 kg)
5.2 meV. Again, the nonrelativistic approximation is appropriate.

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