Find the de Broglie wavelength of a 5.5 MeV alpha particle….
Find the de Broglie wavelength of a 5.5 MeV alpha particle. If the 241Am nucleus has a diameter of 1.6 x 10-14 m, can the particle be localized within the nucleus? Justify your answer using the relationship between wavelength and confinement. Alpha particles are the nucleus with 2 protons and 2 neutrons. Since the mass of a neutron is close to the mass of a proton, you can use the mass of an alpha particle as four times the mass of a proton. i.e. 4 x (1.6 x 10-27kg) E=K.E =P22m {“version”:”1.1″,”math”:”E=K.E =P22m ”}