Problem: What is the velocity of an electron that has a de Broglie wavelength approximately the length of a chemical bond? Assume the length of a chemical bond is 1.8×10−10 m . (The mass of an electron is 9.11 x 10-31 kg.)

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What is the velocity of an electron that has a de Broglie wavelength approximately the length of a chemical bond? Assume the length of a chemical bond is 1.8×10−10 m . (The mass of an electron is 9.11 x 10-31 kg.)

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