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Bozeman Science: Wave Particle Duality of Light Instructional VideoBozeman Science: Wave Particle Duality of Light Instructional Video
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Bozeman Science
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Science
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Instructional Videos
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1040L
Instructional Video

Bozeman Science: Wave Particle Duality of Light

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In the following video Paul Andersen explains how light can be treated as both a particle and a wave. Physicists use scale to determine which model to use when studying light. When the wavelength of light is equivalent to the size of the object a wave model is used. [3:34]

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Concepts

light waves, wavelength

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wave model, wave particle duality, bozeman science: wave-particle duality of light, hs-ps4-1, wave-particle duality of light, waves and wave theory of light

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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