On the left is a drawing of what scientist Thomas Young demonstrated in the early nineteenth century when he conducted an experi
ment in which he allowed sunlight to pass through two tiny slits in an aperture (labeled "A" and "B").
Young saw a distinct interference pattern, similar to the one shown on the right, in which light waves added together at some points (making them brighter) and canceled each other out at other points (resulting in dark spots).
What would Young have seen if light did not exhibit any wave characteristics?
A. The light would have only interfered constructively.
B. The light would have only interfered destructively.
C. No light would have made it through the aperture.
D. The light would have appeared as two separate beams.
Young saw a distinct interference pattern, similar to the one shown on the right, in which light waves added together at some points (making them brighter) and canceled each other out at other points (resulting in dark spots).
What would Young have seen if light did not exhibit any wave characteristics?
A. The light would have only interfered constructively.
B. The light would have only interfered destructively.
C. No light would have made it through the aperture.
D. The light would have appeared as two separate beams.
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