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  2. physics.info › lightThe Nature of Light – The Physics Hypertextbook

    Light is a transverse, electromagnetic wave that can be seen by the typical human. The wave nature of light was first illustrated through experiments on diffraction and interference . Like all electromagnetic waves, light can travel through a vacuum.

  3. phys.libretexts.org › Courses › University_of3.1: Light as a Wave - Physics LibreTexts

    We know that light is a wave based on how it behaves – it exhibits the same properties of other waves we have examined – it interferes with itself, it follows an inverse-square law for intensity (brightness), and so on.

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  5. www.universalclass.com › articles › scienceLight as a Particle or a Wave - UniversalClass

    When light passes through a material, such as glass or water, the red light at one end of the spectrum travels faster than the violet light at the other end of the spectrum. This difference in speed causes a change in the direction of light when going from air to glass and from glass to air.

  6. astro101.wwu.edu › a101_lightwavesAstroPages | Light Waves | Western Washington University

    Light radiates from a source in waves. Each wave has two parts; an electric part, and a magnetic part. That's why light is called Electromagnetic Radiation.

  7. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › topicsLight Waves - BBC Bitesize

    Light Waves - BBC Bitesize. What are light waves? Light is a type of electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the eye. It travels as a transverse wave. Unlike a sound waves,...

  8. chem.libretexts.org › Courses › Oregon_Institute_of1.1: The Nature of Light - Chemistry LibreTexts

    Explain the basic behavior of waves, including traveling waves and standing waves. Describe the wave nature of light. Use appropriate equations to calculate related light-wave properties such as period, frequency, wavelength, and energy.

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  10. cod.pressbooks.pub › physics1100 › chapter29. Light waves – Conceptual Physics - cod.pressbooks.pub

    29. Light waves. Summary. Light has many fascinating properties and interacts in many meaningful and useful ways. By treating light as a wave and understanding its wave properties, we can learn about even more properties and applications of light in our lives. Light models. So far, we have discussed how light travels by treating it like a ray.