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Which particle has the smallest de Broglie wavelength?

A

an electron moving at 2.5×104 m s−12.5 \times 10^4\text{ m s}^{-1}2.5×104 m s−1

B

a proton moving at 2.5×104 m s−12.5 \times 10^4\text{ m s}^{-1}2.5×104 m s−1

C

an electron moving at 5.0×106 m s−15.0 \times 10^6\text{ m s}^{-1}5.0×106 m s−1

D

a proton moving at 5.0×106 m s−15.0 \times 10^6\text{ m s}^{-1}5.0×106 m s−1

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Wave-particle duality (A-level only) Questions

  1. A Level
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  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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