A scientist who orders a double-slit apparatus for his lab might be planning to
A) try to determine whether an object is a particle or a wave.
B) measure the speed of alpha decay in a radioactive sample.
C) clock the speeds of subatomic particles shot through the slits.
D) find out whether photon emissions can be quantized.
E) try to "trick" quantum particles by varying experiment types.

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The double-slit experiment is commonly used to observe the wave-particle duality of subatomic particles, such as electrons and photons. By observing how the particles behave as waves or particles when shot through the slits, the scientist may determine whether an object exhibits particle-like or wave-like behavior.

A Scientist Who Orders a Double-Slit Apparatus for His Lab