Name: Suzzane Jane C.

Buntag Date: March 29, 2023

Course/ Year: BSED Major in Science/3rd year Subject:

DUAL NATURE OF LIGHT

What is Light?

Objective: Students will be able to explain the nature of light and understand that light is a form
of energy and that it can be characterized as a wave

General Direction: Kindly answer the self-directed learning questions. You may search on the
internet as your basis of your answers.

A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The theory, on the basis of photoelectric effect can be explained

a. Corpuscular theory
b. Wave theory
c. Electromagnetic theory
d. Quantum theory

2. An electron and a proton have same kinetic energy. Which of the two has greater
wavelength?
a. Electron
b. Proton
c. Both have same wavelength

3. Electron volt is a unit of

a. Potential
b. Energy
c. Momentum
d. Charge

4. De Broglie equation
a. Relates the momentum of a mass to its wavelength
b. Relates the energy of a mass to its wavelength
c. Relates the frequency of a mass to its wavelength
d. Relates the work function of a mass to its wavelength

5. Which of the following is TRUE about photon

a. Particle with a negative charge
b. Particle with a positive charge
 c. Quantum of electromagnetic wave
d. Electron produced when light is incident on a metal surface

6. The quantum of the energy E for radiation is

a. Inversely proportional to its wavelength
b. Inversely proportional to its frequency
c. Proportional to its wavelength
d. Proportional to its intensity

7. Electromagnetic radiation travels through a vacuum at a speed of

a. 186,000m/s
b. 3.00x108 m/s
c. 125 m/s
d. It depends on the wavelength

8. Electron volt is a unit of

a. Potential
b. Energy
c. Momentum
d. Charge

Direction: Answer briefly the concept need.

1. Explain the nature of light.

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

2. Identify and explain the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see.

- The visible light spectrum is the segment of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human
eye can view. More simply, this range of wavelengths is called visible light. Typically, the
human eye can detect wavelengths from 380 to 700 nanometers.

3. How does light interact with a mirror?

- According to wave-based theories, the light waves spread out from the source in all
directions, and upon striking a mirror, are reflected at an angle determined by the angle at
which the light arrives. The reflection process inverts each wave back-to-front, which is why
a reverse image is observed.
4. Identify and explain the behaviors of light encountering an object.

- Light waves across the electromagnetic spectrum behave in similar ways. When a light
wave encounters an object, they are either transmitted, reflected, absorbed, refracted,
polarized, diffracted, or scattered depending on the composition of the object and the
wavelength of the light.

5. Draw an example of how light travels as a wave.

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6. A mercury lamp emits radiation with a wavelength of 4.36 x 10-7 m. What is the
frequency of the light?
- Calculation of the frequency
Since A mercury lamp emits radiation with a wavelength of 4.36×10−74.36×10 −7 m

= 3.00×108÷4.36×10−7
= 6.88×1014
= c÷λ
= 3.00×10
8 ÷4.36×10 −7 m.
Answer = 6.88×10
14 Hz.

7. The brilliant read colors seen in fireworks are due to the emission of light with
wavelengths around 659 nm. Calculate the frequency of red light of this wavelength.
- Given:
c = 3 x 10^8 m/s
λ = 659/10^9 6.59x10^-7

Formula:
C-Vλ
Solution:
V=cλ
V=3x10^8 m/s / 6.50x10^-7m
V= 4.55 x 10^14 s^-1