Elementary particles, resonance

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Hello, as we know from acoustics every material or fluid has it's resonant frequency (depends on density, size and other factors) at which the material "vibrates" much more than at other frequencies.
Does the same thing happen when we get higher up the frequency scale, like in Mhz or Ghz and by the way the main part of my question is do elementary particles have their frequency , like electrons and protons and so on? And if they have one do they have the resonant frequency at which they would act similar to the acoustic effect or am I getting something wrong here?

Thanks for answers,
Have a good day.
 
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