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Offline u0625552

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de broglie
« on: October 19, 2009, 03:33:03 PM »
Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a Helium atom moving at a speed of 196.0 m/s.

So I converted the mass of Helium to kg. Then i us the formula λ = h / mv. Plug in everything 6.626 * 10^-34/(.004 * 196) and got 8.4460 * 10^-34. But when I typed the answer in it says that it was the wrong answer. Can someone tell me what i did wrong? Thanks.

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Re: de broglie
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2009, 04:17:46 PM »
You used the mass of one mole of Helium atoms, instead of that of a single atom. Divide the mass you used by Avogadro's number and you'll get there.

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