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Chapter 27: Q37CQ (page 994)

What type of experimental evidence indicates that light is a wave?

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We discover the nature of light with the help of phenomena of diffraction and interference.

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Concept Introduction

A wave is a disturbance or variation in a medium that carries energy from point to point.

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Explanation

Diffraction and interference help us understand the nature of light.

The number of apertures (of very small size) through which light is refracted distinguishes diffraction from interference. Lights diffracted apertures interfere with each other and create constructive and destructive patterns, and this proves that light is a form of a wave.

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