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Reflection
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Interference
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Diffraction
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Absorption
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Answer
The wave‑like behavior of electrons shows up in the double‑slit experiment, where the particles create an interference pattern on a screen. Sound waves behave the same way when two loudspeakers emit waves that overlap. The overlapping sound waves produce bright and dark spots, just as the electrons produce bright and dark bands in the experiment. So, sound waves are to the interference pattern produced by two speakers as electrons are to the double‑slit experiment. This shows that both electrons and sound waves can act like waves when they pass through two openings or emit from two sources.
Detailed Explanation
The double-slit experiment shows that electrons can spread out and combine with themselves, creating bright and dark spots on a screen. Other options are incorrect because The idea that electrons bounce off the slits and form a pattern is a misunderstanding of the experiment; Diffraction means bending around an obstacle, and that can happen when waves pass through a narrow opening.
Key Concepts
Wave-particle duality
Interference patterns
Quantum mechanics
Topic
Wave-like Behavior of Electrons
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easy level question
Cognitive Level
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