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(a) Write down the names of two particles used in explaining the wave nature of matter.

(b) State the wave characteristics which are exhibited by the particles named in (a) above.

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(a) Two particles used to explain the wave nature of matter:

(b) Wave characteristics exhibited by these particles:

Diffraction (they bend around obstacles/through gaps, as in electron diffraction).
Interference (they can superpose to give reinforcement and cancellation).

These effects confirm that moving particles have an associated de Broglie wavelength \(\lambda = \dfrac{h}{mv}\).

(a) Write down the names of two particles used in explaining the wave nature of matter. (b) State the wave characteristics which are exhibited by the partic...