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melindaholmes33
Nov 7, 2010, 01:56 PM
Calculate the wavelength associated with a neutron having a mass of 1.675 * 10^-24 g and a kinetic energy of 6.21 * 10^-21 J.

Unknown008
Nov 7, 2010, 10:23 PM
Find the speed of the neutron using:

E_k = \frac12 mv^2

Then use the equation of Max Planck:

E = \frac{hv}{\lambda}

to get the value of lambda, the wavelength.