a) Calculate the kinetic energy of a neutron that has a de Broglie wavelength of 0.15 nm.

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a) Calculate the kinetic energy of a neutron that has a de Broglie wavelength of 0.15 nm. Compare this with the energy of an X-ray photon that has the same wavelength.
b) Comment on how this energy difference is relevant to using neutrons or X-rays for investigating biological samples.
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University Physics With Modern Physics

ISBN: 978-0073513881

2nd edition

Authors: Wolfgang Bauer, Gary Westfall

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