3. Wave-Particle Duality

Question 1

What is Wave-Particle Duality?

Answer 1

Wave-Particle duality is where a particle acts as a wave, and when a wave acts as a particle, this can be seen in certain interactions such as in The Photoelectric Effect of in Electron Diffraction

Question 2

What is Electron Diffraction?

Answer 2

Electron Diffraction is where electrons are accelerated to high velocities in a vacuum and then passed through a graphite crystal. As they pass through the spaces between atoms in the crystal, they diffract just like waves would, which lends credence to the theory of Wave-Particle Duality

Question 3

What are electron Microscopes?

Answer 3

Electron Microscopes are a new technology created from the technique of Electron Diffraction, they have a much more powerful resolving power than light microscopes so you can see things as small as a single strand of DNA