Dual Nature Of Radiation And Matter Ques 69

69. Momentum of a photon of wavelength $\lambda$ is

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(a) $\frac{h}{\lambda}$

(b) zero

(c) $\frac{h \lambda}{c^{2}}$

(d) $\frac{h \lambda}{c}$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 69.(a)

Solution:

  1. (a) According to de Brogie wave equation,

$ \lambda=\frac{h}{m v}=\frac{h}{p} \quad \therefore p=\frac{h}{\lambda} $