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Praxis II General Science

Category - Physics

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According to de Broglie’s hypothesis, which of the following is true about matter?

Matter consists of neutral atoms.
Electrons are clustered with neutrons and protons in the center of the atom.
Matter has some wave characteristics.
Matter’s energy is proportional to the speed of light.
At the speed of light, matter ceases to exist.

Explanation

Answer: C - According to de Broglie, matter has wave-particle duality, meaning that particles other than light also exhibit wave characteristics. Note that answers C and D refer to Einstein’s theories, and not de Broglie’s.

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