For a photon, and . The neutron is nonrelativistic here because , so and . Using the supplied common energy gives
Equal kinetic energies do not imply equal momenta: the massive particle obeys , while the massless photon obeys . The neutron momentum is about times larger, so its de Broglie wavelength is about times smaller.
To give the neutron the photon wavelength, set its momentum to , not its kinetic energy to again. Then
Its kinetic energy would then be about , connecting this comparison with the next calculation.

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