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Talking about conventional physics, a wave is the movement of energy through a massive group of particles, be it through either longitudinal, or transverse type waves. A particle is the medium that all waves move through.
When we get to light however, there is a different story entirely, and only quantum physics can really answer that. A light ray is made up of photons (hence why a "wave" of any kind must be travelling through, or with, some kind of particle. Without a particle, there is no wave.
Quantum theory states that everything is particles and waves, which resolves to everything is particles, which then resolves to everything is fields (fields being a type of wave, I suppose)
So, for all but the purpose for quantum physics, a wave is the movement of energy through a medium (eg, liquid, gas or air) and a particle is simply a piece of matter, an atom, a molecule... anything you can see really.
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Why is the wave particle duality ignored in everyday life?
Wave particle duality is almost ignored in everyday life mainly because the reactions involved especially with light is so miniscule that it only occurs in special situations and is hardly noticeable
How do you detect if light is a particle or a wave?
Light is both a wave and a particle depending on circumstances; this is referred to as the wave-particle duality of light.
Is electricity a particle or a wave?
Wave
Is sound a particle or wave?
wave
Can a particle behave like a wave?
Yes. A particle can behave like a wave.
How is the behavior of an electron like a particle and wave?
This is called wave-particle duality.
Is gamma radiation a wave or particle?
A wave (it's radiation, therefore it cannot be a particle).
What is particle wave?
a partical wave is the name of normal wave
Disturbance in particle motion parallel to the wave velocity is called a?
Disturbance in particle motion parallel to the wave velocity is called a longitudinal wave. Disturbance in particle motion perpendicular to the wave velocity is called a transverse wave.
What is carried from particle to particle in a water wave?
energy
What is the wave particle duality theory?
when a beam of light having both wave and particle character.
Is the emission of electromagnetic radiation by an excited atom is it a wave or a particle?
a particle traveling in wave form.
