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Finding the wavelength of an electron in its ground state?

To find the wavelength of an electron in its ground state in a hydrogen atom, would I or could I do the following? Use the ground state energy (-13.6eV) in $E^2 = m^2c^4 + p^2c^2$ Solve for $p$ Use ...
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How to reconstruct information from a graph of an oscillation? [closed]

We are given a graph of the position of a wave (amplitude). How can we calculate the wavelength, frequency and the maximum speed of a particle attached to that wave? We have Speed = wave length ...
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Ultrashort Optical Pulses [closed]

If an ultrashort optical pulse has a complex wavefunction with central frequency corresponding to a certain wavelength and a Gaussian envelope of RMS width of a certain time period, how can I ...
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What's the wavelength of an electron after hitting a potential barrier?

I have this question: An electron with Energy $E = 40 eV$ hits a potential barrier with $E_0 = 30 eV$. What is the wavelength of the electron after hitting the potential barrier? I worked from ...