Isaac Newton

He believed that light behaves like a

particle.
Christian Huygens
He believed that light behaves like a
wave.
Max Planck
He came up with what is known as the
Dual-Nature of Light.
James Clark Maxwell
He proposed the Electromagnetic
Theory of Light.
 Transmission of Light
Transparent
-> matter that transmits most of the light
->transparent materials allow light
to pass through so you can clearly
see objects through them.
Translucent
-> other materials like frosted
glass allow some light to pass
through but you cannot
clearly see objects through
them
Opaque
-> matter that reflects or absorbs
but does not transmit light

Most solids are opaque. You

cannot see through them.
 Speed of Light
Light travels with a speed of about 300
millions m/s in a vacuum.

At this amazing speed, light from the sun

takes only 8 minutes to travel to Earth.
 Intensity of Light
The brightness of light depends on the source
and the distance from the source.
Brightness is qualitative and is dependent
of the person’s perception.
Brightness can be expresses as luminous
intensity with a unit known as candela.
One candle can approximately represent
the amount of visible radiation emitted
by a candle flame.
The quantity that measures the amount
of light illuminating a surface is called
intensity.
The Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Light waves are produced by the vibrations of
electric and magnetic fields.
Light is therefore a form of
electromagnetic radiation.
It is the complete range of electromagnetic
waves placed in order of increasing frequency.
The electromagnetic spectrum is made
up of radio waves, microwaves, infrared
rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays
and gamma rays.
 Visible Light
The visible part of which is known as white
light. Our eyes perceive different wavelengths
of light as the rainbow hues of color.

This narrow band of visible light is known as

ROYGBV.
 Colors of Object
When all colors of light combine, you see
white light.
White light from the sun can be separated by a
prism into colors of visible spectrum.
The process of separation is called dispersion.
Dispersion is a phenomenon in which a prism
separates into white light into its component
colors.
When white light enters a prism and travels
slower in speed than in vacuum, color
separation is observed due to variation in the
frequency and wavelength of color lights.