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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Dual Nature of Light

Question 1 • (OC27) Earth/Space Sci-2001310-S2-Nelson

Which ancient idea of the nature of light did Isaac Newton build upon?

Answer
A
Light is a wave or disturbance that travels through spaces in the air.
B
Light is a stream of rays that comes with great velocity from the eyes of an observer.
C
Light is a substance through which particles flow from a light source.

Explanation

Newton built on the corpuscular idea of light: that light consists of tiny particles emitted by a source. Choice C describes this view as a substance through which particles flow from a light source. Choice B is an older idea that light travels outward from the observer’s eyes, while A describes a wave theory.

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