alleryWhich phenomenon listed in the notes is evidence for the particle nature of light?
APolarisation
BInterference
CDiffraction
DPhotoelectric effect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Photoelectric effect
Wave nature is shown by interference, diffraction, and polarisation.
The particle nature of light is established by the photoelectric effect, where light behaves as packets of energy called photons.
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