Cambridge AS & A Level Physics
22.3Wave-particle duality
Wave-particle duality in Cambridge AS & A Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 22.3.1Use the photoelectric effect as evidence for particles and interference and diffraction as evidence for waves.
- 22.3.2Interpret electron diffraction as evidence for the wave nature of particles.
- 22.3.3Understand the de Broglie wavelength of a moving particle.
- 22.3.4Recall and use λ = h/p.
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Wave-particle duality and electron diffraction
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