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    Wave-particle duality proposes that all matter exhibits properties of both particles and waves. Particles have mass and waves transfer energy, but matter never acts as both simultaneously - it depends on how it is observed. This theory was fully accepted in the late 19th century when atomic studies required revising classical ideas. Light can refract like a wave through diffraction but also act as discrete packets of energy called photons in the photoelectric effect. Similarly, electrons can be diffracted like waves or accelerated to higher energy levels as particles.

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    Wave-particle duality proposes that all matter exhibits properties of both particles and waves. Particles have mass and waves transfer energy, but matter never acts as both simultaneously - it depends on how it is observed. This theory was fully accepted in the late 19th century when atomic studies required revising classical ideas. Light can refract like a wave through diffraction but also act as discrete packets of energy called photons in the photoelectric effect. Similarly, electrons can be diffracted like waves or accelerated to higher energy levels as particles.

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    Wave-Particle Duality

    What is wave-particle duality?

    Waveparticle duality is a theory that proposes that all matter exhibits the properties of not only particles, which have mass, but also waves, which transfer energy. However, they never act as both a particle and wave at the same time, it depends on how its being observed (the experimental set up). However, this was only fully accepted at the end of the 19th century, when the study of atomic systems required a fundamental revision of the classical ideas about physical objects.

    How does a wave behave?


    Common types of waves: ripples, surf, ocean

    waves, sound waves, radio waves. Waves are oscillations in space and time.
    Direction of travel, velocity Displacement

    Wavelength ,frequency, velocity and oscillation size defines waves.

    How does a particle behave?


    Material Objects:
    Ball, Car, person, or point like objects called particles. They can be located at a space point at a given time. They can be at rest, moving or accelerating.
    Falling Ball

    Ground level

    The difference in behaviour of waves and particles


    When particles collide they cannot pass through each other. They only collide. .
    Before collision After collision

    Another after collision state shatter

    The difference in behaviour of waves and particles


    Waves can pass through each other they can superpose (constructive interference) or cancel each other (destructive inference).

    Light exhibits wave particle duality as it can refract like a wave, but it can also cause emission of electrons from metal surfaces by having discrete pockets of energy, known as photons. This effect is known as the photoelectric effect. Another example is electrons. Electron beams can be moved to higher energy levels via energy level transitions, but can also be diffracted or bent as they passed through a slit, much like a wave. So, the waves produced by an electron confined in its orbit about the nucleus sets up a standing wave of specific wavelength, energy and frequency like a guitar string sets up a standing wave when plucked.

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    www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKdoE1vX7k4

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