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Light exhibits the qualities of both a particle and a wave. Wave-particle duality is a fundamental concept of quantum mechanics, and it is used to assist in explaining the nature of, in this case, light. Light does, indeed, exhibit both the qualities of a particle and those of a wave. And why is light a wave? Because it is. It is a wave because being a wave is an integral part of its fundamental nature. We cannot separate the wave characteristic from light and still have light. Light behaves like a wave, and that is why it is a wave. Perhaps it might be more helpful to say light behaves as it does, and "wave" is the word we use to describe its behavior. Perhaps that perspective, the view that light does its thing and we call what it does a wave, will make it easier to understand and accept that light is a wave. A couple of links are provided to related articles posted by our friends at Wikipedia, where knowledge is free.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoVisible light has properties of waves and of particles.
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∙ 15y agoyes! Visible light (or simple light) is electromagnetic radiation that has a frequency in the range 400-790 teraHrz (more or less)
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∙ 11y agoYes. Light behaves both as a wave, and as a stream of particles.
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What happens to light when it passes through hydrogen cloud in the universe?
Hydrogen specific frequencies of light are absorbed and the light after the hydrogen has dark lines at those frequencies.
How does a prism works to separate the colors in white light?
White light has all visible frequencies incorporated in it. A prism refracts different frequencies at different angles so the different frequencies (colors) spread out.
What makes white light?
Light can occur at different frequencies. These frequencies lie on a spectrum, if you want an idea of what the frequencies look like, have a look at a rainbow, with red at the lowest frequency and blue/violet at the highest for visible light. When all of these frequencies are mixed together (like the light created from the "white hot" sun) white light is the result.
The color of light is determined by of the light waves.?
The cones in the retina of our eyes are sensitive to certain frequencies of light within the visible light spectrum (ROYGBIV). Light waves with longer wavelengths (within the visible range of frequencies) are perceived to be on the red, orange, yellow side of the spectrum, while higher frequencies/shorter wavelengths of light appear blue or violet.
What effect does changing the frequency have on light waves?
Different frequencies of light are different colors.
How do you perceive the different frequencies of light waves?
Different frequencies of visible light are perceived as different colors.
What radiation lies at frequencies just blow the frequencies of visible light?
infrared
What happens to light when it passes through hydrogen cloud in the universe?
Hydrogen specific frequencies of light are absorbed and the light after the hydrogen has dark lines at those frequencies.
What result from wavelengths and frequencies of light and sound?
Different wavelengths and frequencies of light are interpreted as different colours; those of sound are interpreted as pitch.
What results from wavelengths and frequencies of light and sound?
Different wavelengths and frequencies of light are interpreted as different colours; those of sound are interpreted as pitch.
How does a prism works to separate the colors in white light?
White light has all visible frequencies incorporated in it. A prism refracts different frequencies at different angles so the different frequencies (colors) spread out.
Is light part of the radio spectrum?
No, light is not part of the radio spectrum. But, both the radio spectrum and light are part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum is a range of frequencies from very low to very high. Light frequencies are higher than radio frequencies but both are the same kind of thing.
Are there three frequencies of sound able to create all other frequencies like the three colors of light?
No.
Does the red light from glowing neon gas have only one frequency or a mixture of frequencies?
a mixture of frequencies.
What makes white light?
Light can occur at different frequencies. These frequencies lie on a spectrum, if you want an idea of what the frequencies look like, have a look at a rainbow, with red at the lowest frequency and blue/violet at the highest for visible light. When all of these frequencies are mixed together (like the light created from the "white hot" sun) white light is the result.
The color of light is determined by of the light waves.?
The cones in the retina of our eyes are sensitive to certain frequencies of light within the visible light spectrum (ROYGBIV). Light waves with longer wavelengths (within the visible range of frequencies) are perceived to be on the red, orange, yellow side of the spectrum, while higher frequencies/shorter wavelengths of light appear blue or violet.
When light from all frequencies of the visible range are combined what is the result?
white light
