Correct answer is option B
where is Planck's constant, is the mass of the particle, and is its kinetic energy.
We are given that the de Broglie wavelength of an electron with kinetic energy is , and we want to find the de Broglie wavelength of the same
electron when its kinetic energy becomes .
To do this, we can use the formula for the de Broglie wavelength again, but with the new
kinetic
energy
:
where we have used the fact that to simplify the expression.
Therefore, the de Broglie wavelength of the electron when its kinetic energy becomes is twice its original value, or .