Wave-Particle DualityThe evidence on both sides, and the de Broglie relation.PhysicsEvidence for wavesInterference and diffractionYoung's double slitPolarisationRefractionEvidence for particlesPhotoelectric effectCompton scatteringPhoton detection one at a timeBlackbody radiationTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSde Broglie: every particle has a wavelength λ = h/p. Electrondiffraction confirmed it experimentally.Everyday objects have a de Broglie wavelength far too small to observe:a cricket ball's is around 10⁻³⁴ m.Wave-Particle Dualitylearnposters.com
Wave-Particle Duality — printable physical science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Wave-Particle Duality poster

Evidence for waves against Evidence for particles, side by side.

Everyday objects have a de Broglie wavelength far too small to observe: a cricket ball's is around 10⁻³⁴ m.

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What’s on the Wave-Particle Duality poster?
Evidence for waves against Evidence for particles, side by side. Evidence for waves: Interference and diffraction; Evidence for waves: Young's double slit; Evidence for waves: Polarisation; Evidence for waves: Refraction; Evidence for particles: Photoelectric effect; Evidence for particles: Compton scattering; Evidence for particles: Photon detection one at a time; Evidence for particles: Blackbody radiation; de Broglie: every particle has a wavelength λ = h/p. Electron diffraction confirmed i…. Everyday objects have a de Broglie wavelength far too small to observe: a cricket ball's is around 10⁻³⁴ m.
Who is the Wave-Particle Duality poster for?
Wave-Particle Duality belongs to the Physics section rather than to a school year, because physical science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning waves & optics can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Wave-Particle Duality poster?
Light behaves as a wave in interference and as a particle in the photoelectric effect. Matter does both too. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Wave-Particle Duality belongs on the wall where that physical science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Wave-Particle Duality?
Diffraction Gratings, The Doppler Effect and Lenses sit alongside Wave-Particle Duality in the Physics section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Diffraction GratingsThe Doppler EffectLenses
Is the Wave-Particle Duality poster free to download and print?
Yes. Wave-Particle Duality downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Physics section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Wave-Particle Duality poster print at?
Wave-Particle Duality is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Wave-Particle Duality loses nothing.Printing guide

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