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The Compton effect mattered because it showed radiation is not purely a:

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Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Wave
1. The shift needed particle collisions. 2. Waves alone could not explain it. 3. So radiation is not purely a wave. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, Chapter 6, Photons and Matter Waves._
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