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Wave-particle duality (A-level only)

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Which row in the table below correctly pairs an experiment providing evidence for the particulate nature of electromagnetic radiation with an experiment providing evidence for the wave nature of matter?

Particulate nature of electromagnetic radiationWave nature of matter
A

Young's double-slit experiment | Electron diffraction

B

Photoelectric effect | Deflection of an electron beam by a magnetic field

C

Photoelectric effect | Electron diffraction

D

Electron diffraction | Young's double-slit experiment

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Wave-particle duality (A-level only) Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Physics
  3. /Wave-particle duality (A-level only)

26 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Physics Wave-particle duality (A-level only), covering Newton's corpuscular theory of light (A-level only), Significance of Young's double slits experiment (A-level only), Electromagnetic waves (A-level only), The discovery of photoelectricity (A-level only), Wave-particle duality (A-level only), and Electron microscopes (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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