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Review QuestionsName two situations in which light behaves like a wave and two situations in which light behaves like a particle.
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The wave nature of light can be observed in phenomena such as diffraction and polarization. In diffraction, light waves encounter an obstacle or a slit that is comparable in size to its wavelength. As a result, the light waves bend around the obstacle or pass Show more…
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