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Are Electron Waves or Particles ?

Are Electron Waves or Particles ?

A question comes to our mind "Is the electron really a particle or is it a wave?" and "What does it look like?" Up-to the year 1924, the electron was exclusively regarded as a particle. However, in 1924, de-Broglie suggested that the electron behaves both as a material particle and as a wave. Just like light, some experimental facts can be explained by assuming electrons as tiny particles while some other facts can be explained only on the basis of wave character of the electrons. Thus the electron behaves as a particle as well as a wave. The electrons are so small that they cannot be seen even with the help of a powerful microscope. But there is no doubt regarding their existence, rather they are the essential constituents of all forms of matter. Thus they can be imagined to look like very tiny dots executing wave like motion and moving with speed slightly less than 3 x 10⁸ ms-1.

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