The energy that should be added to an electron to reduce its de Broglie wavelength from $1 \, nm$ to $0.5 \, nm$ is

  • A
    Four times the initial energy
  • B
    Equal to the initial energy
  • C
    Twice the initial energy
  • D
    Thrice the initial energy

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