Also find the de Broglie wavelength of a neutron, in thermal equilibrium with matter, having an average kinetic energy of (3/2) k T at 300 K.
Here the neutron is in thermal equilibrium with matter and it have a kinetic due which depends upon temperature of surrounding
We have a relation to find kinetic energy of a atomic particle at any Temperature which is
Where EK is the kinetic energy of particle at temperature T and K is Boltzmann constant
K = 1.38 × 10-23 JK-1
Here temperature is
T = 300 K
So linetic energy of neutron is
So kinetic energy of neutron is
Ek = 6.21 × 10-21J
And we know Kinetic energy of a particle is given by the relation
Where vis the speed of the particle and m is the mass of the particle
Multiplying both side sides by m
Or
So we get
We know de-Broglie wavelength of a particle is given by relation
where