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A) By allowing two electrons to pass through each other.
B) By passing an electron beam through a metal foil and observing the pattern of impacts on a screen.
C) By careful microscopic investigation of individual electrons.
D) By passing a neutron beam through a double-slit experiment and observing the pattern of impacts on a screen.
E) By passing an electron beam through a single slit and observing the pattern of impacts on a screen.


B

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