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Question
State de Broglie hypothesis.
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Solution
The waves associated with moving particles are called matter waves. Matter has both particle nature and wave nature. The wave nature of matter is understood from its wavelength (called de-Broglie wavelength) given by:
λ = `h/p`
or,
λ = `h/(m v)`
Where p is the momentum.
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