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Which of the following properties of light provides the strongest evidence that light is a wave rather than a particle? reflection refraction

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Chapter36: Wave Optics

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Which of the following properties of light provides the strongest evidence that light is a wave rather than a particle?
reflection
refraction
dispersion
diffraction and reflection
photoelectric effect
photons have energy

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