Question

A light-ray behaves ________.

• A. as a particle
• B. as a wave
• C. neither as particle nor a wave
• D. both as a particle or a wave depending on the situation

Answer 1

The correct option is D

both as a particle or a wave depending on the situation

Light has dual nature characteristics. It can behave as a particle or a wave depending on the situation. It behaves as a particle in photoelectric effect and as a wave in diffraction.