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    Why is deBroglie λ for electrons the same as λ for photons?

    The deBroglie wavelength as fe was a typo, I meant frequency. I now notice that I without really thinking about it assumed E=hf applied for the electron. I cannot this? (The book's definition of deBroglie wavelength is h/p, yes)
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    Why is deBroglie λ for electrons the same as λ for photons?

    Hi, I got the following question in my textbook: [translated]"Compare the wavelength of a photon and an electron where the photon and the electron have the same momentum". My thinking is the following: Firstly, pp (photon) = pe (electron). My textbook briefly mentions the extention of the...
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    Deriving the ionization energy of a hydrogen atom

    I tried this out and got it working! And it made a lot of sense, Thanks! Assuming the electron is obeying bohr's model of the atom its centripetal acceleration a = F / m, and by a = v2 / s, v = √(a s). The kinetic energy Ek = ½ m v2 = ½ e2/s 8.988*109 ≈ 2.18*10-18 J. This makes the extra energy...
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    Deriving the ionization energy of a hydrogen atom

    Hi, I've just gotten started with basic quantum physics in physics class and we've just talked about ionization energy. It is stated that the energy of a hydrogen atom is -13.60eV (or -2.179aJ). I assume this is the potential energy (and that this is the reason the atom has a lower mass than the...
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    What Can a Swedish Information Technology Student Bring to the Physics World?

    (I did not intend this to end up in introduction so I changed the thread to an introduction. Ehm should I revert back to the question or keep both. I screwed up D:) I know a little about the quantum smudge, yes, but shouldn't the radious stated in my textbook be the average distance? And thus...
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    What Can a Swedish Information Technology Student Bring to the Physics World?

    Hi, I'm a Swedish student studying information technology with a great interest for physics and mathematics. I hope to be learn new interesting things and hopefully be able to help out a little too with the knowledge I have :)
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