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Light can act like a particle when it bounces of a mirror and back at you so that you can see the image but can also act like a wave when it goes thought a small gap and spreds out aas it goes thought
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoBoth wave and particle aspects are required for the complete description of both radiation and matter according to Neils Bohr principle of complementarity.Both aspects are always present but can not be revealed simultaneously in a single experiment.Light is composed of photons which are micro particles. In fact all micro particles propagate as if they were waves and exchange energies as if they were particles.This is the wave particle duality.Wave nature of light is revealed in phenomena such as diffraction and interference and particle nature of light is revealed in phenomena such as photoelectric effect.
According to De Broglie, light is the most refined form of matter.
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∙ 14y agoFor a photon, which is a light particle,
Energy = h x frequency. Here, h is Planck's constant.
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∙ 7y agoI suppose that the photoelectric effect is an example.
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Light is a particle called photon Why the velocities are different?
Photon is not a particle at all. It is having zero rest mass. The colour of light is mainly due to variation in the frequency nu. The energy of a photon is given by the formula E= h nu. Here nu is the frequency of the radiation. As frequency changes colour changes. For violet it will be the highest and for red its frequecy will be the lowest.
Does light oscillate back and forth between wave and particle like behavior?
No need to oscillate. It always behaves like whichever one your experiment is set up to detect.
How does light traval?
it is particularly hard question to answer because there are many theories regarding how light in particularly travels, one theory says it's a wave and another says it's a particle. based on these two theories, there are question about the behaviour of light that can be answered but it is not 100% that which theory is correct, because light behaves as a wave and a particle. how does light travel in vacuum is misery, it has some form of magnetic radiation that it creates for itself that it can travel.
What is the nature of light particle?
Light is said to exhibit wave-particle duality because it is observed to behave as both a wave and a particle. When we shine light into narrow slits, the phenomenon of interference occurs and leads us to believe that light behaves as a wave. On the other hand, if light is shone on a metal, the spray of electrons indicates light behaves as a particle. This is the dual nature (wave and particle) behaviour being referred to. Hope this helps!
What is the duality theory of light?
It's typically called the "Wave-particle duality". And it's easily demonstrated, so it's not "just a theory". If you set up an experiment that will produce results from a wave but not from a stream of particles, a beam of light produces results. So light behaves like a wave. If you set up an experiment that will produce results from a stream of particles but not from a wave, a beam of light produces results. So light behaves like a stream of particles. Whichever one you look for ... waves or particles ... light behaves that way. So, next time someone asks you "Is light a wave or a stream of particles ?", you can answer him confidently, knowing that your answer is the correct one. The correct answer is "Yes ".
When light behaves like a particle what is the particle called?
A photon.
The quality in sound that corresponds to color in light is?
sound and light both share wave properties (ie. frequency and wave length). unlike sound light behaves as both a wave and a particle.
How does light behave as it travels in a straight line?
Light behaves simultaneously as a wave and as a particle.
Does light behave only like a wave?
No it also behaves like a particle
What is de-Broglie theory?
The theory states that both matter and light exhibit wave and particle nature which leads tointerference effect i.e; when the wavelenght is <<<< the scale which we use it ,behaves as particle and when wavelenght >>>>the scale it behaves as wave.
Who thought the energy of a particle is proportional to its frequency of oscillation?
I think you might be referring to photons here. Planck came up with this idea, saying that light in some circumstances behaves as particles each with an energy equal to h (Planck's constant) times the frequency of the light. The mathematical consequences of this explained the spectral distribution of wavelengths emitted by hot sources.
What is light according to Arthur compton?
according to arthur compton light behaves as particle....like billiard ball electrons strike the crystal during which energy and momentum transfer take place and knock out an electron due to which change in wavelength and frequency of original wave take place...
How can light be defined in simplest form?
The common definition of 'light' (visible) is electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye. It is only a small part of what is known as the 'electromagnetic spectrum' - which is the range of wavelengths of all possible electromagnetic radiation. Light is electromagnetic radiation, as reported. But, even though it behaves like a wave, it also behaves as a particle. We can call a particle of light a photon. Light has two identities, a "duality" of sorts, that is called wave-particle duality. That's about as simple as it can get. Light is called a "wavicle" by some, and for reason that it displays qualities of both a wave and a particle.
What do you mean that light has duel nature?
That means that light - as well as subatomic particles, among other things - behaves both as a wave, and as a particle. For more information, check the Wikipedia article on "Wave-particle duality".
Which model of light states that light travels in a series of waves?
The wave theory of light is the idea, supported by a number of scientists over the years, that light behaves as waves. It has been superseded by Quantum theory, which says (in part) that light sometimes behaves like a particle and sometimes like a wave.
What radioactive emission is a particle?
Alpha emission is a 4helium nucleus, which behaves like a particle. Beta emission is an electron, which behaves like a particle. Gamma emission is a photon, which behaves like a particle. Experiments can also be set up to show their wavelike properties (for alpha, beta, and gamma radiation).
Is light is also mass?
Yes, light is also a mass as it contains photon and it behaves both as particle and wave nature which clearly gives states that it has a mass.
