Just as with electric fields, gamma radiation is not deflected by magnetic fields. When alpha and beta particles move in magnetic fields they experience a deflecting force – provided their motion is not parallel to the field.

Photons are electrically neutral. Hence, they are not deflected by electric and magnetic fields.

photon: A particle representing the smallest possible amount of light or other type of electromagnetic radiation. quantum: (pl. quanta) A term that refers to the smallest amount of anything, especially of energy or subatomic mass.

Along with all other quantum objects, an electron is partly a wave and partly a particle. To be more accurate, an electron is neither literally a traditional wave nor a traditional particle, but is instead a quantized fluctuating probability wavefunction.

Waves are very distinct phenomena in our universe, as are particles. And we have different sets of mathematics to describe each of them. When it comes to things like photons and electrons, the answer to the question “Do they behave like waves or particles?” is … yes.

A particle is a small localized object to which can be ascribed several physical or chemical properties such as volume , density or mass . A wave is a disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space, with little or no associated mass transport.

Students will know that electrons carry energy and momentum when they are moving. Yet these moving electrons seem to be guided to an interference pattern just like waves of light; or just like photons of light in the micro-physical world. The particles are guided by ‘matter waves’. …

According to string theory the wave particle duality exists because electrons are actually standing waves, so electrons can act as waves.

Answer: But in more classical thinking,wave has wave length,velocity and frequency,while particle has specific rest mass,volume and density,if it moves with a velocity V it will be associated with a wave ,its length is l =h/p ,where h is Planck constant and p its momentum =mV, where m is its mass.

“Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared.” On the most basic level, the equation says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable; they are different forms of the same thing. Under the right conditions, energy can become mass, and vice versa.

The water itself has mass, but the wave has no mass. In this way, waves can have no mass but still carry momentum. In addition to being a particle, light is also a wave. This allows it to carry momentum, and therefore energy, without having mass.

Two physical characteristics of a wave are amplitude and wavelength. The amplitude of a wave is the height of a wave as measured from the highest point on the wave (peak or crest) to the lowest point on the wave (trough). The amplitude or height of a wave is measured from the peak to the trough.

However, all waves have common properties—amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and speed. Amplitude describes how far the medium in a wave moves. Wavelength describes a wave’s length, and frequency describes how often it occurs.

These properties are: amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, and velocity.

No matter whether you are talking about vibrations or waves, all of them can be characterized by the following four characteristics: amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and speed. The amplitude of a wave can be described as the maximum distance the molecules are displaced from their starting place .

All kinds of waves have the same fundamental properties of reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference, and all waves have a wavelength, frequency, speed and amplitude. A wave can be described by its length, height (amplitude) and frequency. All waves can be thought of as a disturbance that transfers energy.

Electromagnetic waves are waves which can travel through the vacuum of outer space. Mechanical waves, unlike electromagnetic waves, require the presence of a material medium in order to transport their energy from one location to another.

Like all electromagnetic waves, radio waves in a vacuum travel at the speed of light, and in the Earth’s atmosphere at a close, but slightly lower speed. Radio waves are generated by charged particles undergoing acceleration, such as time-varying electric currents.

In contrast, light waves can travel through a vacuum, and do not require a medium. In empty space, the wave does not dissipate (grow smaller) no matter how far it travels, because the wave is not interacting with anything else. In this case, some light is absorbed and lost as heat, just like sound.

The highest surface part of a wave is called the crest, and the lowest part is the trough. The vertical distance between the crest and the trough is the wave height. The horizontal distance between two adjacent crests or troughs is known as the wavelength.