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

  • A
    $2$ times the initial kinetic energy
  • B
    $3$ times the initial kinetic energy
  • C
    $0.5$ times the initial kinetic energy
  • D
    $4$ times the initial kinetic energy

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