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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
299,792 kilometers per second
How do longer wavelengths correspond to frequency in light?
How do longer wavelengths correspond to frequency in light?
Longer wavelengths correspond to lower frequencies.
What happens when light encounters a boundary between two mediums?
What happens when light encounters a boundary between two mediums?
Light can undergo reflection or refraction.
What is polarization in light waves?
What is polarization in light waves?
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Who made significant contributions to optics during the Islamic Golden Age?
Who made significant contributions to optics during the Islamic Golden Age?
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What is light at its essence?
What is light at its essence?
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Who conducted groundbreaking work on the photoelectric effect in the early 20th century?
Who conducted groundbreaking work on the photoelectric effect in the early 20th century?
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What is the term for quantized packets of energy that comprise light?
What is the term for quantized packets of energy that comprise light?
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What experiment exemplifies the wave-particle duality of light?
What experiment exemplifies the wave-particle duality of light?
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What does the wave-particle duality of light defy?
What does the wave-particle duality of light defy?
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