Compared with the wavelengths of visible light, the wavelengths of matter waves in atoms are relatively
A)long.
B)short.
C)neither, for all are the same.

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Matter waves in atoms have wavelengths that are much shorter than visible light, as they are on the nanometer scale while visible light wavelengths are on the order of hundreds of nanometers. This is due to the much smaller size of atoms compared to the structures that reflect visible light, such as surfaces or objects.

Compared with the Wavelengths of Visible Light, the Wavelengths of Matter