Question 229: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

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Wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting electrons from crystals. The law governing the diffraction from a crystal is obtained by requiring that electron waves reflected from the planes of atoms in a crystal interfere constructively (see figure).

Electrons accelerated by potential $$V$$ are diffracted from a crystal. If $$d = 1\mathop A\limits^ \circ  $$ and $$i = {30^ \circ },\,\,\,V$$ should be about 
$$\left( {h = 6.6 	imes {{10}^{ - 34}}Js,{m_e} = 9.1 	imes {{10}^{ - 31}}kg,\,e = 1.6 	imes {{10}^{ - 19}}C} ight)$$

Accepted Answer

Using Bragg's equation $$2d$$ $$\sin 	heta  = n\lambda $$
Here $$n=1,$$ $$	heta  = 90 - i = 90 - 30 = {60^ \circ }$$
$$	herefore$$ $$2d$$ $$\sin \,	heta \, = \lambda \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,....\left( i ight)$$
Also, $$\lambda  = {{12.27} \over {\sqrt V }} 	imes {10^{ - 10}}m\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...\left( {ii} ight)$$
From $$(i)$$  &  $$(ii)$$  $$2 	imes {10^{ - 10}} 	imes \sin {60^ \circ } = {{12.27} \over {\sqrt V }} 	imes {10^{ - 10}}$$
$$V = {{{{\left( {12.27} ight)}^2}} \over 3} = 50V$$

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$$2000$$ $$V$$

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$$50$$ $$V$$

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$$500$$ $$V$$

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$$1000$$ $$V$$

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