Wave-particle Duality
Light exhibits wave and particle nature evidenced by respectively:
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- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- dual nature of radiation and matter
- Topic
- wave-particle duality
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Year
- 2025
Solution
Correct Answer:
Interference & photoelectric effect
- Wave Nature: Phenomena like Interference, Diffraction, and Polarization can only be explained by treating light as a continuous electromagnetic wave.
- Particle Nature: Phenomena like the Photoelectric Effect and Compton Scattering can only be explained by treating light as consisting of discrete packets of energy called photons. Wave-Particle Duality states that light behaves as either a wave or a particle depending on the experiment performed.
This easy difficulty physics question is from the chapter dual nature of radiation and matter, covering the topic of wave-particle duality. It appeared in the 2025 exam.
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