Question: Which of the following phenomena is NOT explained by wave optics?
Options:
Interference
Diffraction
Polarization
Photoelectric effect
Correct Answer: Photoelectric effect
Solution:
The photoelectric effect is explained by quantum mechanics and particle nature of light, not by wave optics.
Which of the following phenomena is NOT explained by wave optics?
Practice Questions
Q1
Which of the following phenomena is NOT explained by wave optics?
Interference
Diffraction
Polarization
Photoelectric effect
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
Which of the following phenomena is NOT explained by wave optics?
Step 1: Understand what wave optics is. Wave optics explains phenomena related to light behaving as a wave, such as interference and diffraction.
Step 2: Identify the phenomena mentioned in the question. We need to find out which one is not explained by wave optics.
Step 3: Recall the photoelectric effect. This is when light causes electrons to be emitted from a material.
Step 4: Recognize that the photoelectric effect is explained by quantum mechanics, which focuses on the particle nature of light (photons).
Step 5: Conclude that since the photoelectric effect is explained by quantum mechanics and not by wave optics, it is the correct answer to the question.
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