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Light in a Straight Line (from Thursday) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xq6TTsyyOI
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LIGHT The Wave-Particle Duality
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Definition of a Particle ■It is a thing ■Properties –Can be counted –Has a definite mass, position and velocity –Adheres to Newton’s Laws of Motion
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Definition of a Wave ■It is a disturbance ■Properties: –You can measure its frequency and wavelength –It experiences interference
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Light Treated as a Particle ■Light is a stream of particles called photons. ■The energy of light is quantized.
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Links- Light as a Particle ■Michio Kaku: Photon Engines –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_QsvbDkhnghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_QsvbDkhng
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Light Treated as a Wave ■Light oscillates like any wave would ■Light interferes with other waves of light
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Links- Light as a Wave ■Brian Greene: The Double Slit Experiment –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoQYnhHQ95Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoQYnhHQ95U ■Brian Greene: The Double Slit Experiment –https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a- string_en.htmlhttps://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/wave-on-a-string/latest/wave-on-a- string_en.html
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Exit Slip: Complete the following sentences in your own words. 1.Light is a wave because… 2.Light is a particle because…
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