Explain, without using numerical values, why the de Broglie wavelength of a particle…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Particles and radiation · Particles and radiation

Problem

Explain, without using numerical values, why the de Broglie wavelength of a particle decreases when its speed is increased, assuming the particle remains non-relativistic.

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