An electron and a proton are each accelerated so that they acquire the same kinetic energy

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Problem

An electron and a proton are each accelerated so that they acquire the same kinetic energy. Calculate the ratio of their de Broglie wavelengths

\lambda_{e}/\lambda_{p}

. Given:

m_{e}=9.11\times10^{-31}\,\text{kg}

m_{p}=1.67\times10^{-27}\,\text{kg}