Wave Particle Duality Explained | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Explore how electromagnetic radiation can be understood through both wave and particle models, and when each model is applicable.

Next Generation Science Standards · High School
HS-PS4-3Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.
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