What is it, exactly , that waves in a light wave?

Q: Can you see a rainbow at night?

A: When the sunlight being reflected and refracted inside raindrops the rainbow is formed. Thus, it is…

Q: hat is the cause of dispersion of white light as it passes through a prism?

A: Dispersion occurs due to the different degrees of refraction experienced by different colours of…

Q: What happens to a light ray when it travels from one material into a thicker (denser) material? Into…

A: Light waves change speed when they pass across the boundary between two substances with a different…

Q: Can one bit of light bounce of another bit of light?

A: Yes

Q: Which have longest wavelengths- light waves, X-rays or radio waves?

A: According to the electromagnetic spectrum the range of wavelength for different type of…

Q: What about diffraction of light?

A: Diffraction is a result of superposition of two different Secondary wavelets coming from different…

Q: What is the relationship between refraction and the speed of light?

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Q: When a light beam approaches you, its frequency is greater and its wavelength less. Does this…

A: Given: frequency and wavelength

Q: How do objects appear when all of the colors of light are absorbed? Reflected? Selectively absorbed?

A: Light provides sensation to eyes so we see objects around. When light falls on an object, 3 things…

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A: Every part of the electromagnetic spectrum has multiple applications in our everyday lives, and many…

Q: orange-violet-yellow-red-brown and Ω %

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Q: A friend says, in a profound tone, that light is the only thing we can see. Is your friend correct?

A: In the electromagnetic spectrum, we can only see the frequencies which lie in the visible range.

Q: Why does the sky appear dark instead of blue to an astronaut?

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Q: Do you think light acts as a particle or as a wave?

A: The light acts as both, a particle as well as a wave. Different experiments are conducted by various…

Q: Which travels faster through a vacuum - an infrared ray or a gamma ray?

A: Infrared and gamma rays are electromagnetic waves. So they travel at 3×108m/s in vacuum.

Q: Which has the higher frequency, red or blue light? Which has the greater energy per photon, red or…

A: In the visible spectrum, the increasing order of wavelength is  Violet, indigo, Blue,Green, Yellow,…

Q: _________ reveals that light is a transverse wave rather than a longitudinal wave like sound.

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Q: What is the angle between a light ray and its wavefront?

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Q: How is the wavelength of light related to its frequency?

A: Wavelength is defined as it is the distance between the identical points in the adjacent cycles of…

Q: How does incident light that falls on an object affect the motion of electrons in the atoms of the…

A: When light with a certain frequency is incident on an object it can be absorbed, reflected or…

Q: Which color of white light is scattered the least? Give reason.

A: In the process of scattering, colour having long wavelength will scatter the least while one having…

Q: How do light waves behave when they encounter matter?

A: Light waves behave similarly across the electromagnetic spectrum.

Q: Does light take up space?

A: Given:  Light

Q: Which are more successful in dislodging electrons from a metal surface—photons of violet light or…

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Q: Suppose a light wave and a sound wave have the same frequency. Which has the longer wavelength?

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Q: Does a single raindrop illuminated by sunlight deflect light of a single color or does it disperse a…

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Q: Discuss and explain the relationship of color with wavelength.

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Q: What is the relationship of wavelength with frequency? In light, what causes the differences in…

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Q: What is scattering of light?

A: The absorption light by the particles in the medium through which light passes id called Scattering…

Q: Were you able to infer the literary meaning of the word " light"?

A: The quanta of light is Photon. So, we can say that " Light is the wave of photon".

Q: What is the speed of light in ice? In a chunk of Zircon?

A: Speed of light in ice and the chunk of zircon is given below:

Q: What are the characteristics of light waves?

A: Given: Light waves

Q: Name two dangers of visible light?

A: The visible light is a part of electromagnetic radiation. The wavelength range is 400 nm to 700 nm.…