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The duality of light is mainly a concept, brought on by empirical evidence that suggested that light could behave and can much like both a wave and a particle.
It began with the wave theory of light. The wave theory predicted that light waves could interfere with each other like sound waves, and that light could be polarized, if it were a transverse wave. Thomas Young's two-slit experiment showed the diffraction of light. His experiments supported the theory that light consists of waves as waves were shown to have diffracted through slits.
Although the particle theory of light had been suggested before the wave theory, it was never taken seriously into account, until now. Experimental evidence of the photoelectric effect, by which light striking a metal surface ejected electrons from the surface, causing an electric current to flow across an applied voltage. Experimental measurements demonstrated that the energy of individual ejected electrons was proportional to the frequency, rather than the intensity, of the light. Furthermore, below a certain minimum frequency, which depended on the particular metal, no current would flow regardless of the intensity. These observations clearly contradicted the wave theory, and for years physicists tried in vain to find an explanation. In 1905, Einstein solved this puzzle as well, this time by resurrecting the particle theory of light to explain the observed effect.
Together, with more empirical evidence supporting both wave and particle characteristics, they formed the basis for wave-particle duality and much of quantum mechanics.
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Does light possesses photons and waves?
That's pretty much what light is.
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.
Is it true that light has properties of both a particle and a wave?
Photons are the fundamental particles of light, they exhibit wave-particle duality, which means they show properties of both waves and particles.
Is light only made out of photons or even just waves and how can we see waves in a form of light?
Light can be understood as both particles (photons) and waves. According to the wave-particle duality concept in quantum mechanics, light exhibits properties of both particles and waves. We cannot directly see light waves, but we can observe their effects, such as the illumination of objects or interference patterns, which can be detected by our eyes or scientific instruments.
What are Light Waves also called?
It might be photons.
Does light possesses photons and waves?
That's pretty much what light is.
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.
Is it true that light has properties of both a particle and a wave?
Photons are the fundamental particles of light, they exhibit wave-particle duality, which means they show properties of both waves and particles.
Does light produce photons and waves?
yes
Is light only made out of photons or even just waves and how can we see waves in a form of light?
Light can be understood as both particles (photons) and waves. According to the wave-particle duality concept in quantum mechanics, light exhibits properties of both particles and waves. We cannot directly see light waves, but we can observe their effects, such as the illumination of objects or interference patterns, which can be detected by our eyes or scientific instruments.
What are Light Waves also called?
It might be photons.
How does light demonstrates quantization?
The energy in light waves comes in units called photons
What can travel through space?
the waves are too small to interact with any medium other things that are unusually dense, photonic light and electronic light (used in electron telescopes) go in between air molecules
Does light have both properties of particles and waves?
YES,light shows dual characterstics.It shows both wave motion and at the same time it also travels in small packets called photons. VASU
How visible light waves travel through a vacuum?
Light waves are not like sound waves, they do not require any medium for the wave to move because they themselves are made up of particles called photons. The distance between two photons in a ray of light is called its wavelength.
What are Properties of light waves?
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Do photons of blue light have more or less energy than photons of red light?
Photons of Blue light have more energy than photons of red light. Ultraviolet have even more, x rays yet more, gamma rays still more, and some cosmic rays still a lot more. Infrared have less, and radio waves have less, and other waves have even less.
