Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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ISBN: 9781133939146
Author: Katz, Debora M.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The reason for the fact that light is sometimes modeled as a particle and sometime modeled as a wave.

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The light has a dual nature. It sometimes behaves as particle and sometimes behaves as a wave. The light shows both particles as well as wave nature.

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The light has a dual nature. It sometimes behaves as particle and sometimes behaves as a wave. The light shows both particles as well as wave nature.

The particle nature of the light can be explained by the photoelectric effect. The emission of the photons from the metal surface by the incidence of the light ray on it. This shows the particle nature of light.

The wave nature of the light can be explained by the phenomena of diffraction and the interference.

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The light has a dual nature. It sometimes behaves as particle and sometimes behaves as a wave. The light shows both particles as well as wave nature.

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