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As the speed of a particle increases, does its associated wavelenght increase or decrease

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The de Broglie hypothesis proposed that all particles have wave-like properties, with the wavelength being inversely proportional to the velocity of the particle.


Therefore as the velocity (speed in this question) increases, the wavelength *decreases*.

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