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Suppose an electron beam is used to probe the internal structure of a neutron. The required kinetic energy of the electron is (assume the diameter of a neutron to be of the order of $10^{- 15} m$ ) of the order of

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1 MeV

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10 MeV

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100 MeV

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1000 MeV

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Solution

The correct option is D
1000 MeV

$λ = \frac{h}{p}, K E = p c = \frac{h}{λ} C s u b s i t i t u t i n g, λ = 10^{3} M e V$

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