Write the expression for the de-Broglie wavelength of a particle.
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Solution
The de-Broglie wavelength of a particle is an attribute associated to the particle's velocity. It is manifested in all the particles in quantum mechanics, according to wave-particle duality, and it determines the probability density of finding the object at a given point of the configuration space.
The de Broglie wavelength is inversely proportional to the particle momentum.
de-Broglie wavelength λ=hp where h is the Planck's constant and p is the linear momentum of the particle.