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What did Louis de Broglie hypothesize in 1924?
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How did the electrons behave in the experiment conducted by CJ Davisson and LH Germer?
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What did the distinct bump or kink in the curve at 50 degrees Phi indicate in the experiment?
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What was the experimental setup used by CJ Davisson and LH Germer to prove the wave nature of material particles?
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Study Notes
- In 1924, Louis de Broglie hypothesized that all matter has both wave and particle characteristics.
- In 1927, physicists CJ Davisson and LH Germer experimentally proved the wave nature of material particles using an electron gun and a nickel chloride crystal.
- Their experimental setup included an electron gun with a tungsten filament and high and low tension batteries, a detector, and a crystal target.
- The electrons, acting like waves, exhibited constructive interference at certain angles, indicated by a peak in intensity on a graph.
- The intensity of scattering depended on the angle between incident and scattered directions (Phi) and the accelerating potential difference.
- A distinct bump or kink occurred in the curve when Phi was equal to 50 degrees, which increased at 54 volts and then decreased.
- This peak indicated the wave behavior of electrons and verified de Broglie's hypothesis of the wave nature of matter particles.
Explore the historical experiments that demonstrated the wave-particle duality of matter, including the work of Louis de Broglie and the experimental proof by CJ Davisson and LH Germer using an electron gun and a nickel chloride crystal.
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