Question

Subatomic particles like electrons, protons and neutrons exhibit?

• A. both particle and wave nature
• B. macroparticle nature
• C. only wave nature
• D. only particle nature

Answer 1

Answer:

A. both particle and wave nature

Subatomic particles like electrons, protons, and neutrons exhibit both wave and particle properties, meaning they can behave as both waves and particles, a concept known as wave-particle duality. Experiments show that light could behave like a stream of particles (called photons) as well as exhibiting wave-like properties. This led to the concept of wave–particle duality to reflect that quantum-scale particles behave both like particles and like waves; they are occasionally called wavicles