An electron is released from rest near an infinite non-conducting sheet of uniform charge density '- '. The rate of change of de-Broglie wave length associated with the electron varies inversely as nth power of time. The numerical value of n is .
Answer
2
Solution
Field of an infinite sheet: E = 2 0 (uniform). The sheet is negative, so the electron is repelled and moves away with constant acceleration:
a = eEm = e 2 0 m
Starting from rest: v = at
de Broglie wavelength: = hmv = hmat
d dt = - hma 1t2
| d dt | 1t2 n = 2
Answer: 2