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Which of the following can be thought of as either a wave or a particle?

a) Light
b) An electron
c) A proton
d) All of the above

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Both matter and light have been demonstrated to exhibit wave-like and particle-like behavior.

Light as a wave: light can diffract & refract

Light as a particle: photoelectric effect, Compton scattering

Matter as a wave: Davisson-Germer experiment

Matter as a particle: find a picture of any kinematics problem in a high school physics textbook

Choice D

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