Question

State properties of matter waves.

Answer 1

1. Matter waves are not electromagnetic in nature
2. Matter-wave represents the probability of finding a particle in space.
3. Matter waves are independent of the charge on the material particle.
4. Electron microscopes work on the basis of de-Broglie waves.
5. Matter waves can propagate in a vacuum; hence, they are not mechanical waves.
6. The number of de-Broglie waves associated with the nth orbital is n.
7. The phase velocity of matter waves can be greater than the speed of light.