Wave vs particle properties

[Isabel Day 1D]

I'm, having a hard time understanding how light can have both wave and particle properties. Do both of these properties exist at the same time? If anybody has a good visual way of thinking about it that would be super helpful.

[Kurtis Liang 3I]

The idea is that light acts as BOTH a wave and a particle. The diffraction of light through a slit explains it's wave-like properties, and the photoelectric effect supports the argument that it can also behave like a packet of light, or a particle. What helped me understand it was looking more into Young's double-slit diffraction experiment.

[Ali Polansky 1A]

Yes, both properties exist simultaneously. I found this video to be helpful in explaining the duality of light as a wave and as a particle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1tflE-L2Dc

[claudia_1h]

Yes, light does exhibit both particle-like and wavelike properties. In fact, all objects with momentum p have "wavelike properties" according to the De Broglie wave equation. However, not all particles (like the car example in class) have measurable wavelike behavior. Light can behave like both a particle and a wave, and does exhibit measurable wavelike behavior.

[505306205]

It is also important to remember that equations for electromagnetic radiation (waves) cannot be directly applied to equations for measuring wavelength associated with an electron. For example, the equation: c = lamda x frequency cannot be used to solve for the electron's wavelength. There is a separate equation for that which is lamda = h/p.