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We wish to see inside the atom. Assuming the atom to have a diameter of 100 pm, this means that one must be able to resolve a width of say 10 pm. If an electron-micro scope is used, the minimum electron energy required is about. (Assume the wavelength of light used in an electron microscope is nearly equal to the resolving power of the electron microscope.)

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15 keV
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1.5 keV
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150 keV
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1.5 MeV
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Solution

The correct option is A 15 keV
The wavelength of light used in the electron microscope is nearly equal to the resolving power of the electron-microscope.

λ=10×1012 m

Hence, from the de-Broglie wavelength,

λ=hp=hmv

v=hλm=6.6×10341×1011×9.1×1031

v=7.25×107 ms1

Minimum electron energy,

KE=12mv2=9.1×1031×(7.25×107)22×1.6×1019=478.31×10173.2×1019

=149.47×102 150×102

=15 keV

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Hence, (A) is the correct answer.

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