How to calculate the de Broglie wavelength, in nm, of a baseball with m = 200 g and u = 30 m/s ?

1 Answer
Feb 28, 2015

lambda =(h)/(mv)λ=hmv

hh is the Planck Constant =6.63xx10^(-34)"Js"=6.63×1034Js

mm = mass = 200xx10^(-3)=0.2"kg"200×103=0.2kg

vv = velocity =30m/s

lambda=(6.63xx10^(-34))/(0.2xx30)λ=6.63×10340.2×30

lambda=1.1xx10^(-34)"m"λ=1.1×1034m

lambda=1.1xx10^(-25)"nm"λ=1.1×1025nm