LESSON 7 Photon Theory of

Light
 RED longest wavelength
VIOLET shortest wavelength
Violet light has the highest frequency
and energy. Red has the shortest
frequency, and the lowest energy.
Assessment 7

(TRUE OR FALSE)
LESSON 8 Light has Dual Nature
 Light has a dual
nature – a wave and a
particle
The de Broglie wavelength of a
particle indicates the length
scale at which wave-like
properties are important for
that particle. De Broglie
wavelength is usually
represented by the symbol λ or
λdB
De Broglie's hypothesis of matter
waves postulates that any particle of
matter that has linear momentum is
also a wave. The wavelength of a
matter wave associated with a particle
is inversely proportional to the
magnitude of the particle's linear
momentum. The speed of the matter
wave is the speed of the particle.
The energy of the electron is
deposited at a point, just as if it
was a particle. So while
the electron propagates through
space like a wave, it interacts at
a point like a particle. This is
known as wave-particle duality.
The Davisson–Germer
experiment confirmed the de Broglie
hypothesis that matter has wave-like
behavior. Arthur Compton established
the wave–particle duality hypothesis
which was a fundamental step in
quantum theory.
Assessment 8
Explain de Broglie’s idea on
duality of light.

Relate de Broglie’s work to

Davisson and Germer?