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The energy and momentum of an electron are related to the frequency and wavelength of the associated matter wave by the relation:
`E=hv, p=h/lambda`.
But while the value of `lambda` is physically significant, the value of v (and therefore the value of the phase speed `v lambda`) has no physical significance. why?

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