What is the additional energy that should be supplied to a moving electron to reduce its de Broglie wavelength from $1 \,nm$ to $0.5 \,nm$?

  • A
    Four times its initial energy
  • B
    Five times its initial energy
  • C
    Two times its initial energy
  • D
    Three times its initial energy

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