## WavelikeProperty Threshold Value

$\lambda=\frac{h}{p}$

Richmund Tan 1L
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### WavelikeProperty Threshold Value

Hello,
In the lecture today, Dr. Lavelle discussed that an electron has wavelike properties since the wavelength is 10^-12. However the second example with a wavelength of 10^-35 clearly does not have wavelike properties. My question is whether there is a specific value in which an object no longer has a wavelike property. I also understand that this may not necessarily be a discrete value but a continuous range in which an object solely loses the potential to have wavelike properties. My question is whether this threshold is a specific discrete number or a continuous range.

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### Re: WavelikeProperty Threshold Value

Richmund Tan 1L
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### Re: WavelikeProperty Threshold Value

Thanks!

I also had a follow up question regarding one of the homework problems. For chapter 1 #39, the book asks us to determine the wavelength of a baseball that's 5.15 ounces and 92 mph. I found the answer with the De Brogelie equation to be 1.1x10^-34 m, but since you state the cutoff is 10^-15, is this suggestive that there is in fact no wavelength since the object has no wavelike properties?