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    The Nature of Light

    The History of the Nature of Light


    Light Is a Particle! (Sir Isaac Newton)

     Newton thought that light was a particle because the


    edges of the shadows it created was extremely sharp
    and clear.
    Light Is a Wave! ( Christian Huygens)

     About the same time as Newton, Dutch physicist,


    Christian Huygens, believed that light was made up
    of waves vibrating up and down perpendicular to the
    direction of the light travels. It explained diffraction
    and could be demonstrated through
    experimentation.
    DIFFRACTION – slight
    bending of light as it passes
    around the edge of an object
    Light Is Also a Particle! (Einstein)

     The theory of light being a particle completely


    vanished until the end of the 19th century when
    Albert Einstein revived it.

     Einstein believed light is a particle (photon) .

     Scientists have combined both theories.


    The Dual Nature of light is the accepted and
    current concept of the nature of light.
    The Dual Nature of Light
     Light is a form of energy.

     Sometimes it behaves like a particle and


    sometimes it behaves like a wave .

     For this reason, light is said to have a dual nature


    The properties of light can be summarized into
    two groups…with its dual nature

    3 "particle" properties and 3 "wave" properties

    1) Travels in straight lines 1) Interference (waves


    2) Reflection (changes "superpose" and pass right
    direction) through each other)
    3) Refraction (bends, in 2) Diffraction (waves "spill
    going from one material to over" the edges of their
    another) obstructions)
    3) Polarization (eliminating
    one of light's "fields")
    INTERFERENCE
    INTERFERENCE
    Where does the Photoelectric Effect fall, proof of
    particle or wave ?

    The various properties of light,


    which is a type of
    electromagnetic wave are due to
    the behavior of extremely small
    particles called photons that
    are invisible to the naked eye.
    The Dual Nature of Light
    In your own words, define a photon.

     A photon is a packet of energy traveling at a speed


    of 3 x 108 m/s or 300,000,000 m/s
     Each color is a different photon having a different
    amount of energy.
     A photon of red light has the least amount of energy,
     while a photon of violet light has the greatest amount
    of energy.
    The Dual Nature of Light
    Define light and explain what is meant by the phrase
    "the dual nature of light“

    Light is a form of energy and has a dual nature. This


    means that light possesses both particle properties
    and wave properties.

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