Scientists described light as a wave because the results of many experiments with light demonstrated that light behaves as a wave. Light is now described as having properties of both a wave and a particle.

What is the most likely reason why this change was made?

Enough scientists voted to accept the change.

Data collected from many experiments could not be explained using waves.

A well-known scientist published a paper that described light as a particle.

A single experiment's results demonstrated both wave and particle properties.

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Physics

Travis Hebert

7 January, 08:03

Scientists described light as a wave because the results of many experiments with light demonstrated that light behaves as a wave. Light is now described as having properties of both a wave and a particle.

What is the most likely reason why this change was made?

Enough scientists voted to accept the change.

Data collected from many experiments could not be explained using waves.

A well-known scientist published a paper that described light as a particle.

A single experiment's results demonstrated both wave and particle properties.

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Tilly · Answer 1

I will support the answer D. A single experiment’s results demonstrated both wave and particle properties. Because none of the other option suited to the answer. But I will mention here some phenomenons which support the light behaves as a particle:

Compton's effect

photoelectric effect

De - Broglei also proved it as having dual nature.