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If an electron and a photon propagate in the form of waves having the same wavelength , it implies that they have the same

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If an electron and a photon propagates in the form of waves having the same wavelength , it implies that they have same momentum . This is according to de - Broglie equation , `p prop (1)/(lambda)`
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