Q5 · 2023 · Paper 1Simple familiar1 mark
QUESTION 5
Young’s double slit experiment demonstrates that light
(A)
behaves differently in different frames of reference.
(B)
shares characteristics with mechanical waves.
(C)
is a longitudinal wave.
(D)
acts like a particle.
WORKED SOLUTION
1 markAnswer B
ANSWER
B
Worked solution
The interference/diffraction pattern in Young’s double-slit experiment is characteristic of waves, so the experiment shows that light shares wave characteristics. Option B.
Selects option B.
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