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Dual Nature of Light

Question 2 • (OC27) Earth/Space Sci-2001310-S2-Nelson

Which scientists supported the idea that light is made of streams of particles? Check all that apply.Albert EinsteinChristiaan HuygensHeinrich HertzIsaac NewtonThomas Young

Answer
A
Albert Einstein
B
Christiaan Huygens
C
Heinrich Hertz
D
Isaac Newton
E
Thomas Young

Explanation

Isaac Newton proposed that light consists of tiny particles, often called corpuscles. Albert Einstein later explained the photoelectric effect by treating light as packets of energy called photons, supporting a particle description. Huygens and Young supported wave explanations of light, while Hertz studied electromagnetic waves and the photoelectric effect.

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