Young's Experiment and the Wave-Particle Model

  • Thread starter Kennedy111
  • Start date
  • #1
Kennedy111
27
0

Homework Statement


How do the results of performing Young's experiment with x-rays and then high speed electrons support the wave-particle model?

The Attempt at a Solution


The experiment showed that an electron traveling at high speeds are capable of making interference patters, which is a characteristic of waves.

I'm not sure as to what to add on to this, could you please help? Give me ideas?

Thank you :)
 

Answers and Replies

  • #2
GandhiReborn
11
0
Maybe talk about de Broglie's equation and its origins, discussing or providing pictures of the sort of fringe pattern you would see when light is passed through a diffraction grating and relate it to that. This is outside my understanding but maybe even look briefly (or deeply, depending on how big this assignment is) on the different understandings of why electrons behave as waves.
Why is it in the macrophysical world that we could never model tennis balls as waves or other similar point objects? Is it because their relative speed is minute?

Don't know if that helps, kinda suck at Physics but I'm trying to keep my knowledge in check - I got to or I'll barely pass Physics for a second time ;D Hope something I said did help!
 

Suggested for: Young's Experiment and the Wave-Particle Model

Replies
3
Views
294
  • Last Post
Replies
4
Views
474
  • Last Post
Replies
7
Views
457
  • Last Post
Replies
8
Views
556
Replies
2
Views
466
  • Last Post
Replies
17
Views
485
  • Last Post
Replies
1
Views
423
  • Last Post
Replies
7
Views
762
Replies
5
Views
581
Replies
26
Views
1K
Top