In some experiments electrons display particle-like properties and in other experiments electrons display wave-like properties. True or false?
The answer is True for this question, but I'm not sure why. I thought electrons only display wave-like properties based on the diffraction patterns. Can someone explain why the answer is true and particularly an experiment/case when electrons display particle-like properties.
Wave Properties of Electrons- Module Question
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Re: Wave Properties of Electrons- Module Question
The electrons have both wave-like and particle-like properties, and the photoelectric effect is a key example showing the particle-like property. The diffraction pattern observed during the experiment we went over in class is evidence that electrons have wave-like properties. As for the particle nature, we can see this in the one-to-one ratio of photons hitting and emitting electrons from a metal surface. If you want to know more experiments about it, you can also search up the cathode ray experiment, where electrons were seen to be streams of particles
Re: Wave Properties of Electrons- Module Question
Chem_Mod wrote:The electrons have both wave-like and particle-like properties, and the photoelectric effect is a key example showing the particle-like property. The diffraction pattern observed during the experiment we went over in class is evidence that electrons have wave-like properties. As for the particle nature, we can see this in the one-to-one ratio of photons hitting and emitting electrons from a metal surface. If you want to know more experiments about it, you can also search up the cathode ray experiment, where electrons were seen to be streams of particles
I also did not understand why. Thank you for your help.
Re: Wave Properties of Electrons- Module Question
They experience particle and wave like properties as shown in the slit experiment. If it passes through the slits and hits the detector directly, it is behaving like a particle. However, if it forms a diffraction pattern, it is behaving like a wave - similar to what happens when an incident of light is shown through.
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