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Light demonstrates wave characteristics when it is?
... monitored with a detector designed to detect wave characteristics. When monitored with a detector designed to detect particle characteristics, light demonstrates those too.
Who first proved that light is a wave?
Thomas Young, by highlighting interferene effects.
Does light have more wave or particle properties?
Both. E = mc2(squared) wave is an energy form while m is mass (particle) einstein proved that light acts as wave and particle at the same time.
What characteristics or property proves that light is transverse wave?
Reflective Polarization from a surface.
Does light have the properties of particles or waves?
Both. E = mc2(squared) wave is an energy formwhile m is mass (particle)einstein proved that light acts as wave and particle at the same time.
Light demonstrates wave characteristics when it is?
... monitored with a detector designed to detect wave characteristics. When monitored with a detector designed to detect particle characteristics, light demonstrates those too.
Does light behave primarily as a wave or as a particle when it interacts with a detector?
-- If the detector is designed to detect wave characteristics, then light exhibits all the characteristics and behavior of a wave when it encounters that detector. -- If the detector is designed to detect particle characteristics, then light exhibits all the characteristics and behavior of a particle when it encounters that detector.
Who first proved that light is a wave?
Thomas Young, by highlighting interferene effects.
Does light have more wave or particle properties?
Both. E = mc2(squared) wave is an energy form while m is mass (particle) einstein proved that light acts as wave and particle at the same time.
What causes a light to go from being a particle to a wave?
Light doesn't change from one to the other. It's both all the time. If you design an experiment that reveals wave characteristics, light delivers them, and if you design an experiment that reveals particle characteristics, light delivers them too. If anyone asks "Is light a wave or a particle ?", the best answer is "Yes".
What was Christiaan Huygens' wave theory of light?
Christian Huygens' was one of the first to suggest that light was a wave. His theory, the wave theory of light, stated this, it was opposed by Newton's idea that light was a particle. More recently, scientists such as Thomas Young and Max Planck proved this theory with experiments. So, simply put, the wave theory states that light is a wave, which, as far as we know, is correct.
What characteristics or property proves that light is transverse wave?
Reflective Polarization from a surface.
Does light have the properties of particles or waves?
Both. E = mc2(squared) wave is an energy formwhile m is mass (particle)einstein proved that light acts as wave and particle at the same time.
Why can't light be classified as a separate particle with wave and particle nature?
Not sure what you mean, as the photon is classified as a separate particle. Light, like electrons, sometimes displays particle characteristics and sometimes displays wave characteristics.
When does light demonstrates wave characteristics?
Light shows wave properties through different conditions such as reflection, diffraction, refraction, Poisson's spot, polarization, and interference.
Light has characteristics of both waves and?
a wave model of light.
What are the dual characteristics of light?
The particle (photon) and wave (wavelength) characteristics of light. E =hf = zQ2c/w where Q is the photon charge and w is the wavelength. One problem with the above answer: the charge of a photon is zero. E(photon) = hf where 'h' is Planck's Constant and 'f' is the frequency of the vibrations of light. hf = hc/w where 'c' is the speed of light and 'w' is the wavelength of the light. The more correct answer on "What are the dual characteristics of light" is that light will sometimes act like a wave and sometimes act like a particle -- and what it acts like depends on what experiment you are performing.
