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What is one way to show that light is a wave?

light is a electromagnetic wave how to prove it ? simple, take diffractionlight bends around the corner of very small opaque objects this is not possible if light was to travel in same line .here ray optics of the light fail. hence light is not a ray so it must be a wave


How can you prove that light in the form of wave?

The wave nature of light can be demonstrated through phenomena such as interference and diffraction, where light waves exhibit patterns that can only be explained by wave behavior. Additionally, experiments like the double-slit experiment further support the wave nature of light by showing interference patterns characteristic of wave propagation. These observations indicate that light behaves as a wave rather than a particle in certain situations.


What does a polarization experiment prove about light?

A polarization experiment demonstrates that light is a transverse wave composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to the direction of propagation. It also shows that light waves are polarized, meaning the electric field oscillates in a specific orientation. This experiment helps to study the wave nature of light and confirm the wave theory of light propagation.


Can you make a sound wave at a high enough frequency to convert it into light?

First of all, a sound wave is not a light wave. The frequency is not the only difference - it is quite a different type of wave. A wound wave might somehow INDUCE the creation of light waves (I don't know, it is just a possibility), but the sound wave ITSELF will not become a light wave. Second, the frequencies of light are extremely high; I am not sure whether sound can made at such frequencies.


Who first proved that light is a wave?

Thomas Young first provided experimental evidence supporting the wave theory of light in the early 19th century with his double-slit experiment. This work laid the foundation for the wave-particle duality of light.


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 type of wave is a light wave an example of?

Light is an example of a electromagnetic wave.


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.


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 did James clerk maxwell prove about visible light?

That it is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum


How do scientists know what light is?

Just like other phenomena -- through experimentation and build theories to explain the results (light is probable one of these phenomena). Other times, we have a theory first and go on to do experiments to prove it (for example, theories of relativity). Light is generally agreed to have two natures -- wave and particle. Scientists found light can result in an interference pattern with double slots, hence a wave. They also found that its energy is quantized (photon energies are in discrete values, not continuous, as you think in a wave) -- you can count number of photons! Another puzzle about light is that a photon has its associated energy but no mass (not that we can find).