An electron emitted in the beta decay of bismuth-210 has a mean kinetic energy of 390 keV. (a) Find the de Broglie wavelength of the electron. (b) Would such an electron be useful in a Davisson-Germer type scattering experiment? Address this question by determining the angle at which a first-order diffraction maximum would be found using the same nickel target as Davisson and Germ

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Explanation:

Given that,

The mean kinetic energy of the emitted electron, [tex]E=390\ keV=390\times 10^3\ eV[/tex]

(a) The relation between the kinetic energy and the De Broglie wavelength is given by :

[tex]\lambda=\dfrac{h}{\sqrt{2meE}}[/tex]

[tex]\lambda=\dfrac{6.63\times 10^{-34}}{\sqrt{2\times 9.1\times 10^{-31}\times 1.6\times 10^{-19}\times 390\times 10^3}}[/tex]

[tex]\lambda=1.96\times 10^{-12}\ m[/tex]

(b) According to Bragg's law,

[tex]n\lambda=2d\ sin\theta[/tex]

n = 1

For nickel, [tex]d=0.092\times 10^{-9}\ m[/tex]

[tex]\theta=sin^{-1}(\dfrac{\lambda}{2d})[/tex]

[tex]\theta=sin^{-1}(\dfrac{1.96\times 10^{-12}}{2\times 0.092\times 10^{-9}})[/tex]

[tex]\theta=0.010^{\circ}[/tex]

As the angle made is very small, so such an electron is not useful in a Davisson-Germer type scattering experiment.

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