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True or false: as the momentum of a particle of mass m increases, its wavelength increases.

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False. Momentum of particle is inversely proportional to wavelength.

Step-by-step explanation:

The momentum of a particle is related to its de Broglie wavelength, according to the de Broglie wavelength equation:

λ = h / p

where λ is the wavelength, h is the Planck constant, and p is the momentum of the particle. As we can see from the equation, as the momentum increases, the wavelength decreases.

Therefore, as the momentum of a particle of mass m increases, its wavelength decreases, not increases.

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