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AP Physics 2
15.1 Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality
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Apparatus for single-electron double-slit diffraction.
Apparatus for single-electron double-slit diffraction.
In an experiment investigating the nature of matter, electrons with uniform momentum \(p\) are emitted toward a barrier containing two narrow slits separated by a distance \(d\). The emission rate is made extremely low so that, on average, only a single electron passes through the apparatus at any given moment before striking a sensitive detector screen. Which of the following pairs correctly identifies the appearance of an individual electron's arrival at the detector screen and the overall pattern formed after a large number of electrons have been detected?

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