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What is the relationship between wave length and momentum of the particle?

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According to De Broigle every body that is in motion has a wavelength associated with it and is given by the formula

Wavelength=h/mv

h-Plancks Constant

m-mass of the body

v-velocity of the body

And as

Momentum=p=mv

So we can write

Wavelength=h/p

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