Question

According to the equation developed by de Broglie, what happens to the wavelength of a particle as mass increases?

Answer 1

Explanation:

De Broglie related the wavelength to the magnitude of the momemtum of the particle, as follows:

$\lambda=\frac{h}{p}=\frac{h}{mv}$

Here h is the planck constant. The momemtum is directly proportional to the particle's mass. So, the wavelength of a particle is inversely proportional to its mass. Thus, as mass increases its wavelength decreases.