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Light: A Fundamental Force In Our World
If asked what light is, one could say that it's one of the most basic
elements of our world and our universe as we perceive it. It is through
sight that we receive 90% of our information. It is through the use of
telescopes aiding the naked eye that we are aware of the heavenly bodies
around us. It is through light that the energy from the sun is transferred
to us. The sun's energy suppor ....
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.... photovoltaic solar cell, it
knocks electrons in the silicon atoms on the surface into a higher state of
energy. When these return to their normal, or "ground" state, energy is
produced in the form of electricity. Thus, light is termed a "wave-
particle," and this property is called the "wave-particle duality of
nature." Many questions concerning what makes up light still lie unanswered,
but this much is thought to be true.
Light can be produced in a ....
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