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1. Light - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light
Description: WEBLight, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light spans the visible spectrum and is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 terahertz.
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2. Light | Definition, Properties, Physics, Characteristics, Types
Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/light
Description: WEBMar 2, 2024 · light, electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely wide range of wavelengths, from gamma rays with wavelengths less than about 1 × …
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3. Light Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light
Description: WEB1. a. : something that makes vision possible. b. : the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors. c. : electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength that travels in a …
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4. Light – The Wonders of Physics – UW–Madison
Link: https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/what-is-light/
Description: WEBLight is a kind of wave, somewhat like ocean waves or sound waves. Waves carry energy from one place to another. But light waves don’t need water or air or anything to travel. They can move even in empty space (unlike sound waves). Light waves are made of a mixture of electricity and magnetism so they are called electromagnetic waves.
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5. Light: Electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic spectrum and …
Link: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/light-waves/introduction-to-light-waves/a/light-and-the-electromagnetic-spectrum
Description: WEBHigher energy light such as gamma rays, X-rays, and high energy UV light cause ionizations. They transfer enough energy to electrons so they can escape from the pull of the atom’s nucleus and turn the atom into an ion. Low energy UV and visible light cause electron transitions.
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6. Light and its properties | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/summary/light
Description: WEBlight, That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum visible to the human eye. It ranges from the red end to the violet end of the spectrum, with wavelengths from 700 to 400 nanometres and frequencies from 4.3 × 10 14 to 7.5 × 10 14 Hz.
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7. The Nature of Light – The Physics Hypertextbook
Link: https://physics.info/light/
Description: WEBLight is a transverse, electromagnetic wave that can be seen by the typical human. The wave nature of light was first illustrated through experiments on diffraction and interference. Like all electromagnetic waves, light can travel through a vacuum. The transverse nature of light can be demonstrated through polarization.
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8. Light - Electromagnetic, Wavelength, Spectrum | Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/light/Light-as-electromagnetic-radiation
Description: WEBLight as electromagnetic radiation. In spite of theoretical and experimental advances in the first half of the 19th century that established the wave properties of light, the nature of light was not yet revealed—the identity of the wave oscillations remained a mystery.
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9. How Light Works | HowStuffWorks
Link: https://science.howstuffworks.com/light.htm
Description: WEBHow Light Works. NEXT PAGE. By: William Harris & Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D. As a citizen of sunny Earth, it's hard not to take light for granted. In this article, we salute you, light, for a lightless world would be a gloomy place indeed. Frank Krahmer/Getty Images. Light is at once both obvious and mysterious.
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10. Light - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Link: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light
Description: WEBLight is a form of electromagnetic radiation that shows properties of both waves and particles. It is a form of energy. Light also keeps the Earth warm. Light doesn't exist in tiny energy packets called photons. Each wave has a wavelength or frequency. The human eye sees each wavelength as a different color.