//chapter 5 //example 5.9 //Calculate de-Broglie wavelength of proton //page 106 clear; clc; //given m_e=9.1E-31; // in Kg (mass of electron) m_p=1.6E-27; // in Kg (mass of proton) h=6.626E-34; // in J-s (Planck's constant) c=3E8; // in m/s (velocity of light) //calculate E=m_e*c^2; // in J (rest energy of electron) // Since lambda=h/(m*v) // E=mv^2/2; // Therefore lambda=h/sqrt(2*m*E) // Also E=m_e*c^2; // therefore lambda=h/sqrt(2*m_p*m_e*c^2) lambda=h/sqrt(2*m_p*m_e*c^2); // calculation of wavelength printf('\nThe de-Broglie wavelength of proton is \t=%1.4E m',lambda); lambda=lambda*1E10; //changing unit from m to Angstrom printf('\n\t\t\t\t\t=%1.4E Angstrom',lambda);