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Edexcel A-Level Physics High Energies and Nucleon Structure

Practise Edexcel A-Level Physics high energies and nucleon structure by linking particle momentum to short de Broglie wavelengths.

Syllabus
Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level
Course
Physics XPH11/YPH11
Level
A2

Exam points

  • explain why high-energy electrons probe nucleons through short de Broglie wavelengths

4.5.117 - High energies and nucleon structure question 1

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The structure of nucleons can be investigated using high energy electrons.
Which of the following is the reason high energies are needed?

A

to cause annihilation

B

to produce individual quarks

C

to produce short de Broglie wavelengths

D

to overcome the repulsive electrostatic forces

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