• Question: is light a wave or a particle

    Asked by hey this is meganxx to Hugh, Ed on 20 Mar 2015.
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      Ed Rial answered on 20 Mar 2015:

      Hey Megan!

      It is both!

      Light is made of photons, which we treat as particles. But the photons are waves of electro-magnetic radiation. They show things like demonstrate interference and other cool things.

      Photons are weird but very very interesting!

      Stay awesome!

      Ed

      #VoteEd

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