The wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting electrons from crystals. The law governing the diffraction from a crystal is obtained by requiring that electron waves reflected from the planes of atoms in a crystal interfere constructively (see figure).

  • A
    $d \cos i = n \lambda_{dB}$
  • B
    $d \sin i = n \lambda_{dB}$
  • C
    $2 d \sin i = n \lambda_{dB}$
  • D
    $2 d \cos i = n \lambda_{dB}$

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The wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer demonstrated this by diffracting electrons from crystals. The law governing the diffraction from a crystal is obtained by requiring that electron waves reflected from the planes of atoms in a crystal interfere constructively (see figure).
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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the Davisson-Germer experiment?

The wave nature of electrons suggests that they will produce diffraction effects. Davisson and Germer experimentally proved this by diffracting electrons from a crystal. The law of diffraction from a crystal is obtained from the constructive interference of electron waves reflected from the planes of atoms in the crystal. Electrons accelerated by a potential $V$ are diffracted by a crystal. If $d = 1 \ \mathring{A}$ and $i = 30^\circ$,then the value of $V$ should be ........... $V$. $(h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \ J \cdot s, m_e = 9.1 \times 10^{-31} \ kg, e = 1.6 \times 10^{-19} \ C)$

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