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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the significance of the photoelectric effect?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it found that you could form a typical diffraction pattern with either high or low intensity light it gave evidence for the particle nature of light the wave nature of light is a probability statement of where photons are going to be it gave evidence that light could be either a wave or a particle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know it isn't the third option.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well.. wave nature of light doesn't say anything about photons.. thats the particle nature right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's what I believe as well.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yep, that was it, thanks.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So which one did you choose?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It gave evidence for the particle nature of light

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