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. When electrons are incident on the crystal plane at an angle $i$ with the normal to the plane,and the distance between the planes is $d$,which of the following equations can be used to calculate the de Broglie wavelength of the electrons if a sharp diffraction peak is obtained?

  • A
    $d\sin i = n\lambda$
  • B
    $2d\cos i = n\lambda$
  • C
    $2d\sin i = n\lambda$
  • D
    $d\cos i = n\lambda$

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