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QJEEM21Chfd80: JEE Main 2021 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM21Chfd80 Solution: A proton and a Li 3+ nucleus are accelerated by the same…

A proton and a Li3+ nucleus are accelerated by the same potential. If λLi\lambda _{Li} and λp\lambda _p denote the de Broglie wavelengths of Li3+ and proton respectively, then the value of λLiλp{{{\lambda _{Li}}} \over {{\lambda _p}}} is x ×\times 10-1.
The value of x is ______. (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
[Mass of Li3+ = 8.3 mass of proton]

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Given, mass of Li3+ = 8.3 times of mass of proton formula,

De-Broglie wavelength, λ=h2mqV\lambda = {h \over {\sqrt {2mqV} }}

Here, h = Planck's constant = 6.624 ×\times 10 −- 34 J-s

m = Mass of atom

q = Charge (or number of electrons)

λLi=h2mLi(3e)v{\lambda _{Li}} = {h \over {\sqrt {2{m_{Li}}(3e)v} }} .... (i)

λP=h2mP(e)v{\lambda _P} = {h \over {\sqrt {2{m_P}(e)v} }} .... (ii)

Now, Eq. (i) divided by Eq. (ii), we get,

λLiλP=mP(e)vmLi(3e)v{{{\lambda _{Li}}} \over {{\lambda _P}}} = \sqrt {{{{m_P}(e)v} \over {{m_{Li}}(3e)v}}}

We know that mLi = 8.3 mp

λLiλP=mP×e×V8.3 mP×3e×V=18.3×3=15=0.2{{{\lambda _{Li}}} \over {{\lambda _P}}} = \sqrt {{{{m_P} \times e \times V} \over {8.3\,{m_P} \times 3e \times V}}} = \sqrt {{1 \over {8.3 \times 3}}} = {1 \over 5} = 0.2 = 2 ×\times 10 −- 1

Hence, x ×\times 10 −- 1, x = 2

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