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Nothing. Scientists believe that light can act as both a particle and a wave.
Look up the famous double-slit experiment.
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Discovery of particle theory of light?
Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655), an atomist, proposed a particle theory of light.
Is it possible to get more speed then light to the particle with accelerator?
No. The more energy the accelerator can give the particle, the closer the particle can approach to the speed of light, but it can never reach exactly that speed.
What happens hen you heat a particle up so fast it travels at the speed of light?
No particle can reach the speed of light. Mass increases with speed, and the particle would become infinitely massive as it came closer to the speed of light.
Does light behave as a wave or a particle in chemistry?
Light doesn't really feature in chemistry but on the rare occasions it does it is as a wave and a form of energy, not a particle.
Was feynman wrong in saying light is a particle?
Most likely not. Light is made up of photons, and even photons have mass..Thus light is a particle as particles are mass. But to confuse you, even though light = photons & photons = particle & particle = mass; the photons also act as a wave. Which is rather incredible, because it means that a mass also acts as a wave.
What is the physical meaning of light?
Light is electromagnetic radiation, usually within the range of frequency/wavelength to which the human eye is responsive. Light can also be described as "photons", which are "particles" of light. In fact scientists don't have a complete picture of what light is. It's probably something that is neither a simple wave nor particle, but some sort of combination of the two. That's part of "quantum physics". Scientists rely on the fact that light behaves as a wave or as a particle, depending on the circumstances of its observation.
What do particle scientists study?
probably particles
How do you detect if light is a particle or a wave?
Light is both a wave and a particle depending on circumstances; this is referred to as the wave-particle duality of light.
Is light a particle?
Yes. Light has both particle and wave properties.
Why do scientists use particle accelerator?
Einstein proved that energy and mass were equivalent (Energy = Mass times the velocity of light squared). In a particle accelerator energy is applied to accelerate particles to almost the velocity of light. When this fast moving particles impact another (going in the opposite direction or a target) the energy carried by the particle is converted into mass. New matter (particles) are briefly created and the scientists try and detect these so as to understand the fundamental properties of the universe.
How can you prove that light is a particle?
The photoelectric effect was pretty definitive evidence that light is a particle (well, at least sometimes a particle).
What are the proofs of the particle nature light?
The particle nature of light is illustrated by the photoelectric effect.
What do most scientists think a beta particle actually is?
A beta particle can be an electron, or a positron (anti-electron).
Proofs of the particle nature of light?
Albert Einstein's Photo-electric effect is one of the proof of the particle nature of light. The experiment on the wave particle duality is another proof pf the particle nature of light.
A particle scatters light if it is larger than the of light?
Yes if the size of the particle is greater than the wavelength of light falling on it.
What convinced scientists that the the continents were slowly moving?
how an i suposed to know in a 3rd grader
When light behaves like a particle what is the particle called?
A photon.
