Asked in PMC Practice Test 36 (2021) 2021Moderate

Wave particle duality does not explain:

Correct answer: C. Mass

  • A. Momentum
  • B. Frequency
  • C. Mass
  • D. All of these options are correct

Explanation

In quantum physics, wave-particle duality states that any particle or quantum phenomenon can be represented as either a particle or a wave. It expresses the difficulty of classical terminology like "particle" and "wave" to completely characterize quantum-scale things' behavior.This behavior has been observed not just in elementary particles but also in composite particles such as atoms and molecules. Wave characteristics are frequently not detectable for macroscopic particles due to their relatively short wavelengths.As a result, mass isn't included because quantum mechanics doesn't contain it.

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