A thermal neutron is a neutron whose kinetic energy is equal to k B T, with T

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A “thermal neutron” is a neutron whose kinetic energy is equal to kBT, with T = room temperature 300 K. 

(a) What is the speed of a thermal neutron?

(b) What is the wavelength of a thermal neutron?

(c) How does the wavelength compare with the spacing between atoms in a solid (about 0.3 nm)? To study the structure of solids, thermal neutrons are used in experiments similar to those of Davisson and Germer.

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