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Electron wavelength vs. light(s) wavelengths
I am doing some research into wave and waveform. I am looking at different types of microscopy for potential purchase. However, I came across Max Knoll a minute ago and I am curious as to how ...
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Energy levels of electrons in an arbitrary element?
Let's say I want to calculate the wavelength of the photon emitted when an electron of an arbitrary element (let's say Carbon) drops from $n=4$ to $n=3$.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I would ...
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How far do electrons go in an antenna?
Do you know what is the distance electrons cover in an antenna during the production of a radio wave?
Does the extension of the oscillation vary with the frequency or the power of the radiation? Is ...
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What if $\gamma$-rays in Electron microscope?
I was referring Electron microscopes and read that the electrons have wavelength way less than that of visible light. But, the question I can't find an answer was that, If gamma radiation has the ...
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In electromagnetic radiation, how do electrons actually "move"?
I've always pictured EM radiation as a wave, in common drawings of radiation you would see it as a wave beam and that had clouded my understanding recently.
Illustration on the simplest level:
Which ...
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