JEE Main 2008 — Dual Nature of Matter Question with Solution
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Wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting electrons from crystals. The law governing the diffraction from a crystal is obtained by requiring that electron waves reflected from the planes of atoms in a crystal interfere constructively (see in figure).
Question: If a strong diffraction peak is observed when electrons are incident at an angle 'i' from the normal to the crystal planes with distance ' ' between them (see figure), de Broglie wavelength of electrons can be calculated by the relationship ( is an integer)

Question: If a strong diffraction peak is observed when electrons are incident at an angle 'i' from the normal to the crystal planes with distance ' ' between them (see figure), de Broglie wavelength of electrons can be calculated by the relationship ( is an integer)
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