What type of particles were used in the Davisson-Germer experiment?
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
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Answer
Electrons were used in the Davisson-Germer experiment, which demonstrated the wave-particle duality of matter. The experiment involved firing a beam of electrons at a nickel crystal and observing the diffraction pattern produced on a screen. The diffraction pattern indicated that the electrons were behaving like waves, rather than particles, as had been previously thought.
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