Dual Nature Of Radiation And Matter
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Description:
S.No | Radiation | Material |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiation spreads in the form of waves. | Material shoots in straight line. |
| 2 | It has no mass. | Material has mass. |
| 3 | Radiation can only be experienced. | Material is Visible, it has volume etc. |
| 4 | Radiation has energy known as radiation energy. | It has energy known as mechanical energy. |
| 5 | Main representative of radiation is light. | Main representative of material is electron. |
Light has properties of radiation as well as the properties of material.
Radiation properties that light possess are −
- Light spreads in the form of waves.
- Light can only be experienced but cannot be found.
Material properties that light possess are −
- Light moves in straight line in the form of ray.
- Light has momentum.
- Light has a certain amount of energy.
Hence, light is known to have dual nature i.e. radiation nature and material nature.
In radiation light has energy due to frequency and in material nature light has energy in the form of kinetic energy.
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