The de-Broglie wavelength $\lambda$ associated with an electron having kinetic energy $E$ is given by the expression:

  • A
    $\frac{h}{\sqrt{2mE}}$
  • B
    $\frac{2h}{mE}$
  • C
    $2mhE$
  • D
    $\frac{2\sqrt{2mE}}{h}$

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