Q. The log-log graph between the energy $E$ of an electron and its de-Broglie wavelength $\lambda$ will be

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Explanation

(c) $\lambda = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}} = \frac{h}{\sqrt{2m}}.\frac{1}{\sqrt{E}}.$ Taking log of both sides
$\log{\lambda = \log{\frac{h}{\sqrt{2}m} + \log{\frac{1}{\sqrt{E}} \Rightarrow \log{\lambda = \log{\frac{h}{\sqrt{2}m} - \frac{1}{2}\log E}}}}}$
$\Rightarrow \log{\lambda = - \frac{1}{2}\log{E + \log\frac{h}{\sqrt{2m}}}}$
This is the euation of straight line having slope $( - 1/2)$ and positive intercept on log $\lambda$ axis

Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.