Matter waves: A single slit is illuminated at normal incidence with a parallel beam of light having a wavelength of The entire central band of the diffraction pattern is observed at ±90°. The illumination is now replaced by a nonrelativistic beam of electrons, each having a kinetic energy of 980 eV. When this beam hits the slit at normal incidence, at what angle will the first minimum of the electron diffraction pattern occur? (h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s, m_el = 9.11 × 10^-31 kg, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J) A) 0.095 mrad B) 0.071 mrad C) 0.046 mrad D) 0.12 mrad E) 0.14 mrad

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The Answer of Matter waves: A single slit is illuminated at normal incidence with a parallel beam of light having a wavelength of The entire central band of the diffraction pattern is observed at ±90°. The illumination is now replaced by a nonrelativistic beam of electrons, each having a kinetic energy of 980 eV. When this beam hits the slit at normal incidence, at what angle will the first minimum of the electron diffraction pattern occur? (h = 6.626 × 10^-34 J ∙ s, m_el = 9.11 × 10^-31 kg, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10^-19 J) A) 0.095 mrad B) 0.071 mrad C) 0.046 mrad D) 0.12 mrad E) 0.14 mrad

Matter Waves: a Single Slit Is Illuminated at Normal Incidence