WASSCE Physics · Light & Optics
Light as a Wave
Rectilinear propagation of light, shadows, eclipses, and light as part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Across the topic: 9 sections · 3 worked examples · 2 diagrams
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2 lessons · 13 min
- 1Light: straight-line travel, shadows, eclipses and the pinhole camera7 minFree7 minFree
1 worked example · 2 diagrams
- 2The nature of light: speed, theories, interference and polarisation6 min Plan6 min Plan
- The speed of light
- Theories of light
- Evidence that light is a wave
- Wavelengths and colours of visible light
2 worked examples
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