As the wave number of a particle's probability wave function increases,what always happens?
A)The magnitude of the particle's momentum increases.
B)The particle's kinetic energy increases.
C)Both A and B are correct.
D)Neither A nor B is correct.

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The wave number is directly proportional to the momentum of a particle according to de Broglie's hypothesis, and since kinetic energy is also directly proportional to the square of the momentum, both the particle's momentum and kinetic energy increase as the wave number increases.

As the Wave Number of a Particle's Probability Wave Function