Midterm Question: wavelike properties
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Re: Midterm Question: wavelike properties
That the wavelength is able to be measured in an experiment. Large objects do not have measurable wavelike properties
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Re: Midterm Question: wavelike properties
I believe at one point in Dr. Lavelle's lectures he said that anything smaller than 10^-15m would be out of the range of an object being measurable.
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Re: Midterm Question: wavelike properties
I think it's meaning that in order to have 'measurable wavelike properties' it has to be within the range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Re: Midterm Question: wavelike properties
In lecture today, Dr. Lavelle shared that in order for something to have measurable wavelike properties, it must have a wavelength bigger than 10^(-18)m. Thus, as described in class, a car would not have measurable wavelike properties as, in the example, its wavelength = 1.64x10^(-38)m. However, an electron does have wavelike properties (as shown in class, the electron had wavelength of 1.4x10^(-10)m, which is detectable in a lab.
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Re: Midterm Question: wavelike properties
Simply put, you can use the De Brolie equation (h/mass*velocity) to find out if the wavelength has measurable properties.
If the wavelength is less than 10^-18m it is not detectable/measurable because it is so small. And like everyone mentioned before, the examples he gave in class are helpful in understanding the concept.
If p is small and divides Planck's constant, the wavelength as a result should usually be relatively be large enough to be detectable.
If the wavelength is less than 10^-18m it is not detectable/measurable because it is so small. And like everyone mentioned before, the examples he gave in class are helpful in understanding the concept.
If p is small and divides Planck's constant, the wavelength as a result should usually be relatively be large enough to be detectable.
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