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All light - or rather, electromagnetic radiation - has both particle and wave properties. However, when the electromagnetic radiation is more energetic - such as in the case of x-rays or gamma rays - the particle aspects are more obvious; on the other hand, when the radiation is low-energy, such as radio waves, the wave properties are more obvious.
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Light has characteristics of both waves and?
a wave model of light.
Is light a matter. explain?
Light is quite complicated as it has wave-particle duality. Sometimes it acts like a particle other times like a wave. But technically no, it is not matter, it is made of energy
Can light behave as both a wave and a particle?
Yes. Depending on the experiment that you do, light acts like either one or the other.
When light behaves like a particle what is the particle called?
A photon.
What is wave particle dualism?
If you do an experiment with light that's set up to observe waves, then it acts like waves, and does wavy things. If you do an experiment with light that's set up to observe particles, then it acts like particles, and does particlish things. After doing both experiments, you scratch your head, and you wonder "What is light ? Is it waves or is it particles ?" The correct answer is "Yes." It's both. That's the "wave/particle duality" of electromagnetic radiation.
What are the nature of light?
Light acts like both a particle and a wave.
Light has characteristics of both waves and?
a wave model of light.
Is light a matter. explain?
Light is quite complicated as it has wave-particle duality. Sometimes it acts like a particle other times like a wave. But technically no, it is not matter, it is made of energy
Can light behave as both a wave and a particle?
Yes. Depending on the experiment that you do, light acts like either one or the other.
How does light travel in straight line?
It does not. It is a particle that acts like a wave
Why will gravity alter the path of light if light itself does not have any mass?
Quantum physics determined that light acts like an electromagnetic wave and a particle at the same time.
When light behaves like a particle what is the particle called?
A photon.
What is wave particle dualism?
If you do an experiment with light that's set up to observe waves, then it acts like waves, and does wavy things. If you do an experiment with light that's set up to observe particles, then it acts like particles, and does particlish things. After doing both experiments, you scratch your head, and you wonder "What is light ? Is it waves or is it particles ?" The correct answer is "Yes." It's both. That's the "wave/particle duality" of electromagnetic radiation.
Does rice follow the particle model?
No it does not as it acts like a liquid but is a solid
What is one way that light differs from sound?
sound is a wave. while light has wave-particle duality. It acts like a wave but consisting of tiny packets (particles) called photons. hope this helps.
Which type of light wave acts like a mirror?
No light wave ever acts like a mirror.
How can you describe lights journey from the sun to earth?
light travels at 3x10^8 meters/second. At certain wavelengths light acts as a vibrating particle; somewhat like a sinusoidal wave, and at other wavelengths light acts as a particle (this is all really beyond the scope of the question though). Basically, light (which has a mass of zero, and therefore is the only type of particle that can travel at such speeds) moves 3x10^8 m/s which is about 8 min and 25 seconds from the earth to the sun. You'd probably have to define 'journey' better, if you want a more detail answer.
