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Particles in motion will generally have kinetic energy, or momentum. Cumulative effects of motions of groups of particles (Brownian motion) is perceived as heat. According to the duality of matter (wave-particle), a moving particle can also be said to have a wavelength (De Broglie wavelength) associated with its mass and momentum.

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