An electron is travelling with a velocity in free space and when it enters a medium, its velocity is reduced by 20%. The de Broglie wavelength of electron in the medium is , where is its de Broglie wavelength in free space. The value of is ________.
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Official answer: C
de Broglie. . The speed falls to , so
(C)
Topics:de Broglie waves