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Polarization and Interference confirm light is a wave.
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Why was wave theory of light inadequate and was rejected?
In some experiments, light appeared to have wave properties, but in others, it appeared to have particle properties. The two ideas were believed to be in conflict - light was believed to be either one or the other. However, today it is accepted that light has both particle and wave properties.
What properties do light waves and waves in a fishpond share?
There are TWO THEORIES of light propagation, WAVE and PARTICLE. The WAVE theory shares commonality with waves in a Pond in that they are both represented by a SINE Wave. They each have an Amplitude and a Frequency.
Is it true or false that light possesses two properties called photons and waves?
The statement "light possesses two properties: photons and waves" is not true because photons are not a property of light: they're the way light is emitted and absorbed. The correct statement is "light possesses two properties: particles and waves." Other properties of light include intensity, propagation direction, frequency, polarization. More information: Wave/Particle duality of light is one of the longest running paradoxes in Physics. It's wave characteristics, as described by Schrodinger function, are well proven. It's particle characteristics are also well evidenced though only directly at short ranges and lifetimes. The original assumption that all light comes in Photon particles with mass came from gravitational lensing,- light bent by large objects. We now better understand about curved space time curving everything, massive or not, but light is still described as wave bundle /corpuscles. The Photon is not a 'property', the two characteristics current physics uses are are 'waves' and 'particles'. 'Light' is simply a limited section of the energy wave spectrum that happens to be 'visible' to many creatures living on planet earth.
What are two things that determine the color of a light wave?
the two things that determine the color of a light wave are its wavelength and the material it reflects from.
Which two wave properties can be determined from a distance graph of a continuous wave as it propagrates?
amplitude and wavelength (Adaptive Curriculum)
Why was wave theory of light inadequate and was rejected?
In some experiments, light appeared to have wave properties, but in others, it appeared to have particle properties. The two ideas were believed to be in conflict - light was believed to be either one or the other. However, today it is accepted that light has both particle and wave properties.
What two models explain the properties of electromagnetic waves?
The wave model of light and the particle model of light.
Light possesses two properties?
Light possesses both properties of a wave and a particle. As a wave it is an oscillating electric and magnetic field. As a particle, light is a packet of energy that is treated as a point particle that does not have an electric field without a charge.
What properties do light waves and waves in a fishpond share?
There are TWO THEORIES of light propagation, WAVE and PARTICLE. The WAVE theory shares commonality with waves in a Pond in that they are both represented by a SINE Wave. They each have an Amplitude and a Frequency.
What are the two phenomenon that suggest light propagates like wave?
Light exhibits refraction, diffraction, dispersion, and all the other properties of waves.
What two properties of light contradict the idea that light always behaved like a wave?
One is photo electric emission phenomenon. The other one is Raman effect.
How can two polarized filters be used to show that light has some properties of a wave?
If one polarizing filter is angled 90 degrees from the other, they will block all light.
How can two polarizing filters be used to show that has some properties of a wave?
If one polarizing filter is angled 90 degrees from the other, they will block all light.
What are two things that determine the color of a light wave?
the two things that determine the color of a light wave are its wavelength and the material it reflects from.
Is it true or false that light possesses two properties called photons and waves?
The statement "light possesses two properties: photons and waves" is not true because photons are not a property of light: they're the way light is emitted and absorbed. The correct statement is "light possesses two properties: particles and waves." Other properties of light include intensity, propagation direction, frequency, polarization. More information: Wave/Particle duality of light is one of the longest running paradoxes in Physics. It's wave characteristics, as described by Schrodinger function, are well proven. It's particle characteristics are also well evidenced though only directly at short ranges and lifetimes. The original assumption that all light comes in Photon particles with mass came from gravitational lensing,- light bent by large objects. We now better understand about curved space time curving everything, massive or not, but light is still described as wave bundle /corpuscles. The Photon is not a 'property', the two characteristics current physics uses are are 'waves' and 'particles'. 'Light' is simply a limited section of the energy wave spectrum that happens to be 'visible' to many creatures living on planet earth.
Which two wave properties can be determined from a time graph of a continuous wave as it propagrates?
period and frequency (Adaptive Curriculum)
Which two wave properties can be determined from a distance graph of a continuous wave as it propagrates?
amplitude and wavelength (Adaptive Curriculum)
