Why wave nature of particles is not observed in daily life.

mikioneliir

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2022-09-23

Why wave nature of particles is not observed in daily life.

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Elias Keller

Elias Keller

Beginner2022-09-24Added 11 answers

The wave nature of the particles are given by the de Broglie equation which states wavelength associated with the wave nature of particle is inversely proportional to its momentum and the proportionality constant is Planck’s constant, h. The Planck’s constant has a power of 10 34 and the mass is not small enough to make the wavelength a measurable quantity or observable quantity.
When the mass becomes significantly smaller, the wave nature of particle can be detected. An important example is electron whose wave nature is exploited for electron microscope.
Therefore, the daily life objects have a smaller wavelength that is not observable.

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