The de-Broglie wavelength of a neutron in thermal equilibrium with heavy water at a temperature T (kelvin) and mass m, is
- h 3mkT
- 2h 3mkT
- 2h mkT
- h mkT
Answer
(1) h 3mkT
Solution
Average kinetic energy of a thermal neutron: E = 32kT
p = 2mE = 2m 32kT = 3mkT
= hp = h 3mkT
Answer: (1)