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What are the waves associated with moving protons, electrons, neutrons, atoms known as?


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Matter-wave:

  1. Matter Waves are the waves associated with moving protons, electrons, neutrons, and atoms.
  2. Matter waves, which are an example of wave-particle duality, are an important part of quantum mechanics theory.
  3. All matter behaves in a wave-like manner.
  4. A beam of electrons, for example, can be diffracted similarly to a light or matter-wave.

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