Physical Science Q2 Electrons Can Behave Like A Wave

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES AND
WAVE PROPERTY OF LIGHT

for Physical Science/ Grade 11
Quarter 4/ Week 4
NegOr_Q4_PhySci11_SLKWeek4_v2
FOREWORD
Tiny material, like electrons, also exhibit WAVE properties. That is, an
electron is something that has mass and we think of anything of that
kind as being a particle. Yet, as we will see, it manifests wavelike
behavior too.
This Self-Learning Kit will serve as a guide in discussing the

experimental evidence that electrons as well as light can behave like
waves. This will be an aid in learning new ideas and enrich the existing
knowledge about the wave nature of light.
This is especially designed for the needs of the senior high school
students who are enrolled in Physical Science. It is constructed based
on the MELCs- Most Essential Learning Competencies made by the
Department of Education (DepEd). This is a useful tool to maximize
students learning experiences and enhance their skills doing varied
activities in studying the experimental evidence showing that electrons
and light behave like waves.
This SLK serves as an instrument for distance learning to be

realized. With the guidance of parents or guardians, the learners are
advised to go through the learning kit page-by-page in an ascending
manner for a systematic organization of concepts. It is hoped that this
SLK makes authentic learning possible.
Take care of this kit, have fun and enjoy learning.
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OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the learners are expected to:
K- discuss the wave nature of electrons and of light;
S- spell – out correctly the complete names of some scientists who
conducted experiments showing that light behave like waves;
and
A- demonstrate appreciation of the wave nature of light through
daily experiences of the various light phenomena .
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
✓ Cite experimental evidence showing that electrons can behave

like waves (S11/12PS-IVg-64)
✓ Differentiate dispersion, scattering, interference, and diffraction

(S11/12 PS-IVh-65)
Hi my dear students! This is

teacher Mae. Can you
point out the evidence
that shows that light has a
wavelike behavior? What
about particle behavior?
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I. WHAT HAPPENED
PRE-TEST
A. Arrange the jumbled letters to form a correct word. Write the correct words
that you formed in your notebook.
Jumbled Letters Correct Word
1. SLECITRAP
2. TRONELEC
3. AWVE
4. TIROB
5. STOAM
6. GYRENE
7. LUCESUN
8. SPTONOH
9. RETTAM
10. VESELL
B. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if it is incorrect. Answer the
answers in your notebook.
_____1. The electromagnetic spectrum includes both visible and invisible light.
_____2. When white light passes through a prism, it spreads out into a band of colors
called spectrum.
_____3. The spreading out of colors by a prism is called reflection.
_____4. Red light has the shortest wavelength.
_____5. Light is NOT capable of bending around an obstacle.
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II. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW
What are some experimental evidences that show electrons behave

like waves?
Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota
Newton did not specifically say that light had to be particles. He did describe
many of the properties of light in terms of particles including refraction, and
reflection. He did not see evidence for wave properties such as interference, and
as in this quote, diffraction. This led him to favor particles.
Newton’s reputation kept the physics community from seriously considering

light as waves for about 100 years. It seems that very little research was done during
that time to actually resolve the issue.
Young first experimented with a pin hole and sunlight and saw interference
fringes. In 1816 Fresnel wrote a paper looking at light in terms of waves and
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predicting such effects as diffraction and interference. He was disappointed to
hear that Young had already reported these effects.
In 1818 the French Academy’s annual competition concerned diffraction
and interference effects and hoped to obtain convincing evidence for a
corpuscular theory. In response to the challenge Fresnel showed that the shadow
behind a small sphere would have a bright spot at its center.
Young’s original double slit experiment was done with double pin holes. The
sketch of the production of the interference pattern was done by Young.
Thomas Young got a new realization and said to himself, “this is a good time
to get out the ripple tank if you have not already done so. I also like to
demonstrate interference with microwaves and sound.”
In 1900 Lord Rayleigh and James Jeans realize, based on their understanding
of Maxwell’s equations, that light energy in a blackbody should be distributed
equally among all the wavelengths that will fit inside the black body. This
assumption leads them to propose that most of the light should be short
wavelengths - thus the “ultraviolet catastrophe”.
To solve the problem Planck made the unprecedented (and ad hoc) move
of making the energy of a wave related to its frequency and not its amplitude as in
classical theory. He also stated that light was released in bundles of energy that
Gilbert Lewis, in 1926, called a photon. Planck never liked the idea. He said, “My
futile attempts to fit the elementary quantum of action somehow into the classical
theory continued for a number of years, and they cost me a great deal of effort.”
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Hertz discovered the photoelectric effect in 1887. It was shown that the
energy of the electrons emitted did not depend on the brightness of the light but
the frequency. Taking a cue from Planck, Einstein used his idea of a light quantum
to explain the effect and was later awarded the Nobel Prize for his work. Einstein
and Planck seemed to bring us back to a particle nature for light. Another
example that might be considered at this time is Compton Scattering.
G.I. Taylor, one of the most distinguished physical scientists of this century, used his
deep insight and originality to increase our understanding of phenomena such as
the turbulent flow of fluids. His interest in the science of fluid flow was not confined
to theory; he was one of the early pioneers of aeronautics, and designed a new
type of anchor that was inspired by his passion for sailing. His experiment with
photons resulted in his first paper. It leads us to understand that even though one
photon encounters the double slits, wave properties still appear, but are displayed
in a particle fashion.
Prince Louis De Broglie’s proposed the idea that particles can also be
thought of as waves for his PhD thesis. It was a difficult sale and required the
intervention of Einstein. By 1920 it was shown that crystals produce diffraction
patterns if struck by x-rays. In 1923 de Broglie’s ideas were verified by experiments
like that of Davisson and Germer who bombarded crystals with electrons and got
similar patterns. It has been shown that experiments similar to Taylor’s can be done
with electrons, giving the same results.
The Young double slit experiment was first done with electrons by Claus
Jonsson in 1961. His experiment was voted “most beautiful” by the readers of
Physics World in 2002. In 1989 Akira Tonaomara did the experiment with one
electron at a time.
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So what is light, particle or wave? Heisenberg’s idea lets us think about a

particle as a sum of waves. The more you know about the particle properties,
because it is a sum of waves, the less you know about its waviness and vise versa. It
is sometimes instructive to have students add waves using a graphing calculator or
computer graphing program.
More quantum strangeness comes when we consider a harmonic oscillator.

If you think of a spring in a classical sense, it can have zero spring potential energy
when it stops vibrating. Erwin Schrödinger, in an attempt to explain the waves
associated with the electron, developed his wave equation. Given the mass of the
particle, and the forces to which it is subjected - the spring for the harmonic
oscillator - Schrödinger's equation gives us all the associated waves and in turn, the
possible energies. Applying the equation to the harmonic oscillator we find that
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there is a lowest possible energy or zero-point energy and that the system can’t go
below that energy.
One way to make these incredibly short pulses is to “rock” an electron back
and forth inside an atom. If we are thinking of light as an electromagnetic wave,
the alternating electric field of an intense laser beam can push an electron away
from the nucleus and out of an atom and then as the field reverses, send the
electron crashing back into the nucleus, much like a ball on a see-saw. The
accelerating electron will produce a new electromagnetic wave. This wave will
change frequency depending on where the electron is in its oscillation. If done
properly all of these wavelengths will add up to make a very short pulse of light.
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These very short pulses of light can then interfere with the wave that is the
electron and tell you all about the electron’s place in an atom or molecule. If this is
done frame by frame movies of chemistry in action will soon be possible.
How does light respond when directed to a material, or how does a

material respond when struck by a light?
The Wave Properties of Light
Visible light, also known as white light is consists of a collection of component colors.
These colors are often observed when light passes through a triangular prism. Upon
passage through the prism, the white light is separated into its component colors -
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. The very common phenomenon
to all people of separating white light into its different color is the rainbow. Everyone
enjoys watching a rainbow glimmering against a dark stormy sky.
How does a sunlight falling on clear raindrops in the sky get broken into the rainbow
of colors we see?
(b) prism
(a) raindrops
Figure 1: Rainbow produced by raindrops and prism are the same
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/physics/chapter/25-5-dispersion-the-rainbow-and-prisms/
Dispersion
Dispersion is the separation of visible light into its different colors. Each color of
light has a distinct wave frequency, and different frequencies will bend in varying
amounts as the light ray passes through a medium like prism or raindrop. Those with
higher frequency has shorter wavelengths, and light spectra with lower frequency
have longer wavelengths. Colors of the visible light spectra that have shorter
wavelength (blue, indigo, violet) will be deviated more from their original path than
the colors with longer wavelengths (red, orange, yellow). That is the reason why red
is on top while violet is at the bottom of the spectrum.
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The emergence of different colors of light from a triangular prism at different
angles leads an observer to see the component colors of visible light separated
from each other – the rainbow phenomenon.
Figure 2: The bending of red and blue light spectra in a prism

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-4/Dispersion-of-Light-by-Prisms
Figure 2 above shows the bending of blue spectrum (with shorter wavelength) and
red spectrum (with longer wavelength) when passing through a prism. Blue is
deviated or bent by a greater angle than red.
In Figure 3-a, white light is dispersed
by the prism. The angles of
refraction vary with wavelength. A
sequence of red to violet is
produced, because the index of
refraction increases steadily with
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/physics/chapter/25-5-dispersion-
decreasing wavelength.
the-rainbow-and-prisms/
Figure 3-a: Separation of light spectra in a prism.
light
enters light is
refracted and
dispersed
light is
reflected
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/physics/chapter/25-5-dispersion-
light is
the-rainbow-and-prisms/ refracted
https://www.toppr.com/guides/physics/human-eye-and-the-colorful-world/
refraction-and-dispersion-of-
light/#:~:text='Dispersion%20of%20Light'%20can%20be,happening%20in%20the%20picture%
20above
Figure 3-b: Separation of light spectra in a raindrop
Part of the light falling on the water droplet enters and is reflected from
the back of the drop. This light is refracted and dispersed both as it enters and
as it leaves the drop as shown in Figure 3-b.
Dispersion is not restricted only to glass and water droplet, but all transparent
media exhibit some dispersion. Dispersion of light provides evidence for the
existence of a spectrum of wavelengths present in visible light. It is also the basis for
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understanding the formation of rainbows, which are produced by the refraction
and reflection of light in a water droplet in the sky.
Scattering
Scattering of light is the phenomenon in which light rays are redirected from
its straight path when striking an obstacle like dust or gas molecules, water vapors
etc. Scattering of light gives rise to many spectacular phenomena such as Tyndall
effect and the “red hues of sunrise and sunset”.
• Why is the sky blue?
• Why is there a red sunrise and

sunset?
• Why do clouds appear white?
The colors we see in the sky are due to Figure 4: Atmospheric scattering of
scattering of light. light
Source:http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/
opt/mch/sct.rxml
3 Main Types of Solar Radiation Scattering
1. Rayleigh Scattering
It is named after Lord John Rayleigh who first described it in 1870’s. Rayleigh
scattering occurs when the scattering particles are small compared to the
wavelength of light interacting with it. These particles are mostly molecules of
atmospheric gases. The amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the
wavelength, meaning lights of shorter wavelengths are scattered more than lights
of longer wavelengths.
Rayleigh scattering accounts for the blue skies and red-orange sunrise and
sunset. When light enters the atmosphere, violet and blue lights are scattered the
most. However, our eyes are more sensitive to blue than violet light, thus the skies
appear blue.
http://gsp.humboldt.edu/OLM/Courses/GSP_216_Online/lesson2-
1/scatter.html Photo credits: Lielin A. De La Zerna
Figure 5-a: Rayleigh scatter is responsible for the blue color of the sky.
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At sunrise or sunset, sunlight travels farther through the atmosphere. The
longer distance would mean much of the blue wavelengths or shorter wavelengths
are scattered completely, thus leaving only the longer wavelengths (yellow,
orange, and red). This explains why we have an orange-red sunrise or sunset. In the
absence of particles and scattering, the sky would appear black at daytime.
complete scattering
of blue ray that Orange-
makes it invisible to
the observer red sunrise
at Sibulan
fast craft
terminal.
http://gsp.humboldt.edu/OLM/Courses/GSP_216_Online/lesson2- Photo credits: Lielin A. De La Zerna

1/scatter.html
Figure 5-b: Rayleigh scatter is responsible for the red-orange sunrise.
2. Mie Scattering
Mie scattering occurs when the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation
has a similar size to the atmospheric particles. Mie scatter generally influences
radiation from the near UV through the mid- infrared parts of the spectrum. The
scattering of light mostly occurs in the lower portions of the atmosphere where
larger particles are more abundant and

dominates when cloud conditions are
overcast. Pollen, dust, and smog are major
cause of mie scatter. It produces general
haze in the atmosphere.
Figure 6: Haze over the sky of Manila

3. Non – Selective Scattering https://pinoytransplant.com/tag/morning-haze/
This type of scattering happens when the particles are much larger than the
wavelength of light. Non-selective scattering scatters all radiation evenly
throughout the visible and infrared portions of the spectrum - hence the term non-
selective. Common particles responsible for non-selective scattering are water
droplets and large dust particles.
All wavelengths are

scattered almost equally
which cause the fog and
clouds to appear white
(left).
Photo credits: Lielin A. De La Zerna
Figure 7: White clouds caused by non-selective scattering
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Interference
Interference is the combination of waves moving on intersecting or
coincident paths. Maybe you have seen the spectrum of colors reflected from a
soap bubble, from an oil slick or gasoline on a wet road, from the glossy surface of
a compact disc, silvery scales of some fishes, abalone shells and capiz. These are all
produced by the interference of light.
(b) Light ray is reflected in a

(a) Soap bubble film
soap bubble film (c) soap bubble
surface
https://www.toppr.com/ask/content/
http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/15E.html story/amp/excess-pressure-inside-a-
soap-bubble-24983/
Figure 8: Reflection of light ray in a soap bubble film
Figure 8 - a and b (above) show that when an incoming ray of light strikes the
outer surface of a bubble, part of the light ray is reflected immediately (red wave in
figure 8-b), while the other part is transmitted into the soap film. After reaching the
inner surface of the film, this transmitted light ray is reflected toward the outer
surface (blue wave in figure 8-b). When it leaves the bubble, it travels in the same
direction as the ray that was immediately reflected and is, therefore, parallel to that
ray.
The light waves reflected by the upper and lower boundaries of a thin film
interfere with one another, either enhancing or reducing the reflected light.
2 Types of Interference
1. Constructive interference
(a) (b)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_interference http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/15E.html
Figure 9: Identical waves interfere constructively
If the wavelengths of the two reflected rays are "in phase," they will enhance
each other. It means that the two crests of two waves coincide (the red and dark
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blue waves in fig. 9-b), resulting into a reinforced amplitude which is equal to the
sum of the amplitudes of the two waves (sky blue broken wave in fig. 9-b).
2. Destructive interference
This results when the two waves arrive together at a completely opposite
phase that is crest to trough.
crest trough Partial destructive interference occurs when

two waves are of completely opposite
phase (red and blue waves in Fig. 10-a) and
they form a new wave of reduced
amplitude. The wave in dark bonds.
new wave with reduced amplitude
Fig. 10-a: Partial destructive interference
https://www.britannica.com/science/light/Characteristics-of-
waves
crest trough
When two waves are of completely

opposite phase, they cancel each
other out. It is called complete cancelled wave
destructive interference. Figure 10-b https://www.britannica.com/science/light/Characteristi
shows such wave interaction. cs-of-waves
Fig. 10-b: Complete destructive

Diffraction interference
The bending of light around an obstacle and subsequent spreading of light

waves into the region behind an obstacle is called diffraction. Examples of these
obstacles are a slit, a wire, a hole, strands of hair, feathers, strings, or a straight edge
and the like. When the obstacles are illuminated by a beam of monochromatic
light from a point source, fuzzy shadows are casted at the edges. The shadows
casted are bordered by alternating light and dark bands, upon closed scrutiny.
(a) Diffraction of light (b) Diffraction of light (c)Diffraction of light

through wide openings through narrow openings around an edge
Figure 11: Diffraction of light around an obstacle

http://www.alternativephysics.org/book/Diffraction.htm
The amount of diffraction depends on the width of the slit compared to the
light’s wavelength. Very little diffraction occurs when the slit is considerably larger
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than the wavelength. A substantial diffraction is observed when the width of the slit
is comparable to the wavelength of the light. The perfect analogy for this is the
spreading of water waves through an opening. The smaller the opening and the
greater the wavelength, the more the water spreads out.
Performance Task
Bending of Light Around Round Edges: Believe It or Not?

(Adapted from exploratorium.edu)
Materials
2 clean pencils (if possible, unused)

scotch tape
piece of candle and match
human hair
Procedure
1. Wrap 1-5 layers of scotch tape around the top of one of the pencils, just below
the eraser (on the yellow portion).
2. Place the lighted candle on top of the table at least one arm’s length away from
you.
3. Hold up the 2 pencils side by side, with the erasers on top. The tape wrapped
around one pencil should keep the pencils slightly apart, forming a thin slit
between them just below the tape.
4. Hold both pencils close to one eye (about 1 inch away) and look at the light
source through the slit between the pencils. Observed carefully. Do you see a
line of light perpendicular to the slit?
5. While looking through the slit in no. 4, squeeze the pencils together to make the
slit smaller. Observe and look closely.
6. Repeat no. 4, then slowly rotate the pencils until they are horizontal. Observe and
look closely again. Do you notice the line of light in vertical position?
7. Write your observations in your notebook.
a. Illustrate the actual direction/position of the line of light in nos. 4 & 6 with
reference to the slit between the 2 pencils.
b. Explain what you have observed in nos. 4 & 6.
Be careful with the hot flame and the hot melted wax when using the lighted candle .
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III. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
EVALUATION/POST TEST
I. Identification
1. List down at least 5 scientists who conducted experiments about how electrons
behave like waves. Give their correct and complete names.
2. According to the wave equation, what is the relationship between the frequency
and wavelength of light?
II. Multiple Choice. Write the capital letter of the best answer in your notebook.
1. "Refraction" of light occurs when ________.

a. light bounces off a surface.
b. light bends around corners or obstacles.
c. light changes direction due to a change in speed.
d. light waves add together to make a new wave with larger amplitude.
2. "Diffraction" of light occurs when ________.

a. light bounces off a surface.
b. light bends around corners or obstacles.
c. light changes intensity when passing from one material into another.
d. light waves add together to make a wave with larger amplitude.
3. For diffraction of a wave to occur,

a. the wave must be a sound wave.
b. the wave must be traveling from a less dense to a denser material.
c. the wave must be traveling slower than the speed of light in a vacuum.
d. the wave must encounter an obstacle that is comparable in size to the
wavelength of the wave.
4. "Constructive" and "destructive" interference refer to the phenomenon of

______.
a. waves adding together or canceling each other out when they are
superimposed.
b. waves traveling different distances.
c. waves bending around obstacles.
d. waves changing direction when moving from one material to another.
5. Which of the following shows destructive interference of light?
(a)
https://www.fizzics.org/interference-of-waves/
(c)
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(b) (d)
http://www.mkrgeo-blog.com/light-scattering-in-the-
earths-atmosphere-part-3-clouds-haze-and-surface/
6. Which of the following would possibly happen at daytime if there were no

particles and no scattering of light in the atmosphere?
a. blue sky c. white clouds
b. black sky d. red subset
II. Identification: Identify what characteristic of light is demonstrated in the following

phenomena by choosing your answer from the choices inside the box.
a. diffraction c. interference
b. scattering d. dispersion
______7.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blank_cd.png _______9.
https://sssip.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/a-rainbow-in-tacloban-city-
of-rainbows-and-new-beginings/
______8. _______10.
https://www.123rf.com/photo_15658712_background-texture-of- https://www.silent-
an-oil-spill-on-asphalt-road.html gardens.com/photos/album/Islands/Philippines%20Sunset/index.html
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SYNOPSIS AND ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SYNOPSIS
This Self-Learning Kit deals with the discussion
on some experimental evidence showing that
electrons behave like waves. Students will then be
aware of the wave nature of electrons.
This SLK also deals with the characteristics of light
which are dispersion, scattering, interference, and
diffraction which prove the wave nature of light.
It enables everyone to explain the daily

occurrences and experiences with the beauty of
nature involving light phenomena such as the blue
sky, white clouds, orange – red sunset or sunrise,
and the rainbow.
About the Author

JOAN YUN BUBULI, EDD.Currently teaching Sumaliring High
School, Senior High Dept. of Sumaliring, Siaton, Negros Oriental.
Teaches Earth & Life Science, Physical Science and General
Biology. She obtained her Bachelor of Secondary Education
major in General Science at Foundation University-Dumaguete
City. She took up Master of Arts in Education major in General
Science and also her Post graduate studies in Doctor of
Education major in Administration at the same institution.
About the Author/Editor
Author: LIELIN A. DE LA ZERNA, finished BSEd major in Gen.

Science at St. Paul Univ. of Dumaguete, formerly named St.
Paul College of Dumaguete, and graduated MAEd major in
Science Education at University of Southern Phils. Foundation in
Cebu City. She is currently a Senior High School science
teacher at Sibulan Science High School, Sibulan 2 district.
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Physical Science Q2 Electrons Can Behave Like A Wave

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EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCES AND

WAVE PROPERTY OF LIGHT

This Self-Learning Kit will serve as a guide in discussing the

This SLK serves as an instrument for distance learning to be

Take care of this kit, have fun and enjoy learning.

✓ Cite experimental evidence showing that electrons can behave

✓ Differentiate dispersion, scattering, interference, and diffraction

Hi my dear students! This is

Jumbled Letters Correct Word

What are some experimental evidences that show electrons behave

Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota

Newton’s reputation kept the physics community from seriously considering

Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota

Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota

Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota

So what is light, particle or wave? Heisenberg’s idea lets us think about a

Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota

More quantum strangeness comes when we consider a harmonic oscillator.

Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota

Source: Steve Brehmer - Mayo High School Rochester, Minnesota

How does light respond when directed to a material, or how does a

The Wave Properties of Light

Figure 2: The bending of red and blue light spectra in a prism

Figure 3-b: Separation of light spectra in a raindrop

• Why is the sky blue?

• Why is there a red sunrise and

3 Main Types of Solar Radiation Scattering

http://gsp.humboldt.edu/OLM/Courses/GSP_216_Online/lesson2- Photo credits: Lielin A. De La Zerna

larger particles are more abundant and

Figure 6: Haze over the sky of Manila

All wavelengths are

(b) Light ray is reflected in a

Figure 9: Identical waves interfere constructively

crest trough Partial destructive interference occurs when

When two waves are of completely

Fig. 10-b: Complete destructive

The bending of light around an obstacle and subsequent spreading of light

(a) Diffraction of light (b) Diffraction of light (c)Diffraction of light

Figure 11: Diffraction of light around an obstacle

Bending of Light Around Round Edges: Believe It or Not?

2 clean pencils (if possible, unused)

1. "Refraction" of light occurs when ________.

2. "Diffraction" of light occurs when ________.

3. For diffraction of a wave to occur,

4. "Constructive" and "destructive" interference refer to the phenomenon of

5. Which of the following shows destructive interference of light?

6. Which of the following would possibly happen at daytime if there were no

II. Identification: Identify what characteristic of light is demonstrated in the following

Angelos Lazoudis, Ph.D. Research & Development Department

“A rainbow in tacloban city…”OF RAINBOWS AND NEW

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“Bubbles”. http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/15E.html. Accessed

Burchell , Bernard. “Diffraction of Light”. Alternative Physics.org.

Caintic, H. E.Physical science. Quezon City: C & E Publishing, Inc., 2016

CHEMISTRY: A Study of Matter © 2004, GPB 3.12

CRAIG FREUDENRICH, PH.D.

“Dispersion: The Rainbow and Prisms”.

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130313214031.htm accessed 1-25-

“Interference of Waves”. Fizzicz.org. https://www.fizzics.org/interference-of-waves/.