What is the wavelength of an electron? What does it indicate?

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(N/A) The wavelength of an electron is calculated using the de Broglie relation $\lambda = \frac{h}{mv}$.
This wavelength is relatively long compared to the wavelength of matter and indicates that the electron possesses wave-particle duality,specifically exhibiting wave nature.

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