Wave Particle

The theory that states that light behaves both like a wave and a particle.

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How will you describe the frequency, wavelength, and energy of gamma rays?

• Low frequency, long wavelength, and low energy

• high frequency, long wavelength, and low energy

• high frequency, short wavelength, and high energy

• low frequency, short wavelength, and high energy

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Which of the following statement is TRUE about light?

• It acts as a wave and a particle all the time

• It can sometimes act as a wave

• Sometimes it is a wave, other time it is a particle.

• It is only a wave.

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The dual nature of light describes light as...

• a wave only

• a particle only

• both a wave and a particle

• neither a wave nor a particle

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Select which of the following is true about this light sample:

• It is coherent, but not monochromatic

• It is monochromatic, but not coherent

• It both coherent and monochromatic

• It neither coherent nor monochromatic

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A particle of light is called a...

• Photoelectron

• Photon

• Proton

• Electron

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The principle that describes light as having both wave and particle characteristics is known as...

• Wave-particle duality

• Quantum entanglement

• Photoelectric effect

• Uncertainty principle

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Which experiment demonstrated the wave nature of electrons?

• Double-slit experiment

• Photoelectric effect

• Rutherford gold foil experiment

• Millikan oil drop experiment

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What is the term for a particle of light?

• Photon

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

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In the context of wave-particle duality, what does the term 'wave function' refer to?

• A mathematical description of the quantum state of a system

• A physical wave in a medium

• A function describing classical wave motion

• A function used in sound engineering

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