## de Broglie and neutrons

$E=hv$

Jenaye Brelland 2L
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### de Broglie and neutrons

Can we use De Broglie's equation for neutrons?

Valerie Doan 3K
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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

Yes, de Broglie's equation can be used for anything that has a mass and velocity, even larger objects like basketballs!

Geethika Janga 2J
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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

Yes, the De Broglie equation can used for neutrons. I think it can be used for any particle with mass, you can even use it to calculate the wavelength of a moving object.

Rayna Irving 3H
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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

Yes, because it has a measurable mass, even if it seems really small, therefore the equation is applicable here.

Linette Choi 2D
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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

Yes! De Broglie's equation is most commonly used to describe the wave nature of electrons, but can be used for any particle with mass.

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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

Yup! Here is a summary of what equations can be used for certain particles.

$E=hv$ --> only for photon
$c=\lambda v$ --> only for photon
$E=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$--> anything that has a mass and velocity (eg: electrons) so NO PHOTONS
$\lambda = \frac{h}{mv}$ --> anything that has a mass and velocity so again NO PHOTONS
$E=\frac{-hr}{n^{^{2}}}$ --> only for electrons (absorption and emission)
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Jasraj Parmar 3H
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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

Yes, De Brogile’s equation can be used for neutrons. It can also be used for protons in addition. Since you know the mass of protons and neutrons you can use the De Brogile’s equation.

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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

The de Broglie equation can be used with anything that has mass. So it can be used on neutrons, electrons, protons, and macroscopic objects like baseballs, but it can't be used on photons since light doesn't have mass. For light you'll need to use other equations.

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### Re: de Broglie and neutrons

Valerie Doan 3K wrote:Yup! Here is a summary of what equations can be used for certain particles.

$E=hv$ --> only for photon
$c=\lambda v$ --> only for photon
$E=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$--> anything that has a mass and velocity (eg: electrons) so NO PHOTONS
$\lambda = \frac{h}{mv}$ --> anything that has a mass and velocity so again NO PHOTONS
$E=\frac{-hr}{n^{^{2}}}$ --> only for electrons (absorption and emission)

I apologize, so we can only use the final equation for electrons because it specifically helps us find the spectral positions of the electrons correct? And I believe we can also use the Rydberg Equation to do the same, albeit with one less step.