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Courses on Khan Academy are always 100% free. Start practicing—and saving your progress—now! Light behaves in surprising ways—it can act like both a wave and a particle. The double slit experiment reveals wave-like interference, while the photoelectric effect shows particle-like behavior. Electrons display the same dual nature, leading to the quantum model of matter and transforming our understanding of the microscopic world. ---------------------- 00:00 Is light made of particles or waves 01:05 The experiment that confirmed light's wave nature. 03:20 The experiment that confirmed light's particle nature. 05:47 Light exhibits dual nature 06:45 Electrons were thought be particles 08:12 What if electrons also have wave nature? 09:20 Explaining Bohr's 'stationary' orbits 10:37 The experiment that confirmed electron's wave nature. 11:41 Both matter and light exhibit dual nature 12:03 The quantum mechanical model ----------------------- Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We offer quizzes, questions, instructional videos, and articles on a range of academic subjects, including math, biology, chemistry, physics, history, economics, finance, grammar, preschool learning, and more. We provide teachers with tools and data so they can help their students develop the skills, habits, and mindsets for success in school and beyond. Khan Academy has been translated into dozens of languages, and 15 million people around the globe learn on Khan Academy every month. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we would love your help! Donate or volunteer today! Donate here: https://www.khanacademy.org/donate?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=desc Volunteer here: https://www.khanacademy.org/contribute?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=desc "The Original Double Slit Experiment" by Veritasium, licensed under the Fair Use doctrine for nonprofit educational purposes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuv6hY6zsd0