Physics A-Level
Atomic spacing
What Atomic spacing means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Atomic spacing
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Reference: OCR
The regular spacing between carbon atoms acts like a diffraction grating for the electron waves and is of the order of 10⁻¹⁰ m.
Topics that use Atomic spacing
- Wave–particle duality (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- de Broglie wavelength
- Electron diffraction
- Experimental evidence
- Momentum
- Planck constant
- Polycrystalline graphite
- Wave–particle duality
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