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Download Solution PDFWhich of the following will not travel with the speed of light?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 1 : de-Broglie waves
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Download Solution PDFConcept:
- Speed of light: It is the speed at which light waves propagate through different materials.
- The speed of light (when it is traveling in a vacuum) is 299792 kilometers per second.
- It is often approximated to 3×108 meters per second.
- Electromagnetic spectrum: It is the arrangement of electromagnetic radiations according to their frequency or wavelength.
- The electromagnetic spectrum has a range of frequencies, wavelengths, and photon energies.
- Typically, electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.
- The electromagnetic spectrum is as follows:
- De Broglie's hypothesis: It postulates that any particle of matter that has linear momentum is also a wave.
- The wavelength of a matter-wave associated with a particle is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the particle's linear momentum.
- The speed of the matter-wave is the speed of the particle.
λ = h/p
Where p is the linear momentum, h = planks constant.
Explanation:
From the above discussion
- All electromagnetic waves rays like x-ray, gamma-ray, visible spectrum all travel with the light speed.
- De Broglie's hypothesis says that these waves do not travel at light speed.
So, the correct option is de Broglie's wave.
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