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According to the modern quantum theory of light, what is light neither?
According to the modern quantum theory of light, what is light neither?
- Particle of matter
- Solid (correct)
- Liquid
- Wave
What behavior of light led to confusion about its true nature in the early twentieth century?
What behavior of light led to confusion about its true nature in the early twentieth century?
- Bending around obstacles
- Behaving like matter particles
- Reflecting all incident light (correct)
- Being invisible in vacuum
What did the discovery of the modern quantum theory of light establish a link between?
What did the discovery of the modern quantum theory of light establish a link between?
- Human vision and light sources
- Sound waves and electromagnetic waves (correct)
- Particle properties of light and the nature of waves
- Reflection and refraction of light
Which natural phenomena does the chapter aim to help study based on the straight line motion of light?
Which natural phenomena does the chapter aim to help study based on the straight line motion of light?
What will be studied in the chapter regarding mirrors and their applications in real life?
What will be studied in the chapter regarding mirrors and their applications in real life?
What makes things visible during the day?
What makes things visible during the day?
What is the phenomenon called when light tends to bend sideways instead of going straight?
What is the phenomenon called when light tends to bend sideways instead of going straight?
What does a clear shadow of an opaque object indicate about the path of light?
What does a clear shadow of an opaque object indicate about the path of light?
Which property of light explains the phenomenon of refraction?
Which property of light explains the phenomenon of refraction?
What kind of room would make objects visible?
What kind of room would make objects visible?
In what medium does light transmit for us to see objects placed behind it?
In what medium does light transmit for us to see objects placed behind it?
