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(a) What is its de Broglie wavelength these electrons?
(b) If the electron beam falls normally on a diffraction grating, what would have to be the spacing between slits in the grating to give a first-order maximum at an angle of 30° with the normal to the grating?


(a) 40 μm (b) 81 μm

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