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Double-slit experiment

physical science Maturity 9-11

Light can act in two ways.

Doubleslit.svg
Doubleslit.svg
It can move like a wave. It can also move like a tiny dot. This is a big mystery! We can see it happen with light. We can see it with tiny bits of matter, too. Can you imagine that?
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Single slit and double slit2.jpg

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Single slit and double slit2.jpg
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File:Mach–Zehnder interferometer.gif
Mach–Zehnder interferometer.gif
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Wheeler telescopes set-up.svg
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Double-slit wall sm.jpg
File:Plasmonic Young's double slits interference.png
Plasmonic Young's double slits interference.png
File:Doubleslit3Dspectrum.gif
Doubleslit3Dspectrum.gif
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Double slit interference.png
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