Describe experimental evidence that supports a wave model of matter.

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Describe experimental evidence that supports a wave model of matter.

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A particle possesses both particle and wave like nature. Since light has energy, momentum and wavelength, it was claimed by de Broglie that maybe matter possesses wave like nature too but it was never proved experimentally until the experiment was conducted by Davisson & Germer in 1923-1927.

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