Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 7 - Sections 7.1-7.6 - Exercises - Conceptual Problems - Page 333: 105b

Answer

When a light is placed behind the slits, it flashes to indicate which hole the electron has passed through. This means that the interference pattern is now absent. When the laser is one, the electrons hit positrons directly behind each slit, just as if they were normal particles.

Work Step by Step

When a light is placed behind the slits, it flashes to indicate which hole the electron has passed through. This means that the interference pattern is now absent. When the laser is one, the electrons hit positrons directly behind each slit, just as if they were normal particles.
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