Sure! Here's a tabular comparison of the properties of particles and waves:
| Property | Particles | Waves |
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| Nature | Material objects with mass and volume | Disturbances or variations in a physical medium |
| Motion | Can move in straight lines and curves | Can propagate in straight lines and curves |
| Speed | Can have a wide range of speeds | Move at a constant speed (speed of light in vacuum for electromagnetic waves) |
| Mass | Have mass | Massless (except for hypothetical particles such as the Higgs boson) |
| Charge | Can have electric charge | No electric charge (except for electromagnetic waves) |
| Interference | Do not show interference patterns | Show interference patterns |
| Diffraction | Do not exhibit diffraction | Exhibit diffraction patterns |
| Particle-like behavior | Can be localized at specific positions | Not localized, spread out over space |
| Wave-like behavior | Do not exhibit wave-like behavior | Exhibit wave-like behavior (interference, diffraction, etc.) |
| Energy transfer | Transfer energy through collisions | Transfer energy through oscillations |
| Polarization | Not applicable | Can exhibit polarization (for transverse waves) |
| Dispersion | Not applicable | Can exhibit dispersion (different speeds for different wavelengths) |
Please note that this table provides a general overview of the properties and may not capture all the intricacies or exceptions within both particles and waves.