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Light has have wavelengths across the electromagnetic spectrum. Very little of this spectrum can actually be seen. So it behaves like a wave in that it can be decoded in the case of visible light by your eyes and turned into a useful information by your brain. Radio waves, which are lower on the spectrum than visible light, is decoded by radios. So we know it is a wave. What we also know is that it is a particle. Electrons can be harvested into electricity by PV cells so we also know that it is particle too. There is a fair amount of study into light and the properties of light.
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∙ 13y agoAll the time! Photons, the exchange particles of light, also act like particles however. Light changes back and forth from an electric field to a magnetic field in a manner that can be described mathematically as a wave function.
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∙ 10y agoThat means that light exhibits some of the phenomena that are typical for waves, such as diffraction and interference.
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∙ 14y agoLight acts like both a particle and a wave, depending on the circumstances.
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What convinced scientists that light is a particle?
Nothing. Scientists believe that light can act as both a particle and a wave. Look up the famous double-slit experiment.
Is the light wave electromagnetic or no?
The light wave is electromagnetic yes.
Energy that travels at speed of light?
That can be light, or some other electromagnetic wave (light is an electromagnetic wave), or gravitational waves.
What model of light does the polarization of light support Explain?
The wave model. More specifically, it shows that light is a transverse wave - a longitudonal wave can't be polarized.
What type of wave borders visible light at the red end of its range?
The type of electromagnetic wave the borders visible light at the red end of its range is the Infrared light wave.
Can light behave as a particle or as a wave?
It can act as both
How does light act like wave?
That means that light exhibits some of the phenomena that are typical for waves, such as diffraction and interference.
In What different ways can light behave or act?
Absorption, Reflection & Refraction.
Does a light wave act like a moving particle?
yes and possibly no im not sure hope this helped
What type of wave does light travel as?
A sonic wave.
What kind of wave does light have?
I would rather say that light IS a wave, not that it HAS a wave. It is a type of electromagnetic wave.
What convinced scientists that light is a particle?
Nothing. Scientists believe that light can act as both a particle and a wave. Look up the famous double-slit experiment.
Light travels as a longitudal wave?
No, light is a transverse wave.No, light is a transverse wave.No, light is a transverse wave.No, light is a transverse wave.
What type of wave is a light wave an example of?
Light is an example of a electromagnetic wave.
What is the wave model of light?
its a light behaviour that represents light travelling as a wave
What kind of wave does light travel as?
Light is an electromagnetic wave.
Is the light wave electromagnetic or no?
The light wave is electromagnetic yes.
