phy electromagnetic wave

2009-04-18 6:26 am
Which of the following phenomena demonstrate that light is an electromagnetic wave?
(1) Light bends when it travels across a boundary from one medium into another.
(2) Light reflects when it meets a polished metal surface
(3) Light can travel from the Sun to the Earth
但x-ray會reflects when it meets a polished metal surface,點解(2)唔岩?

回答 (1)

2009-04-18 5:46 pm
✔ 最佳答案
The correct statement is (3) only.

(1) is wrong. Consider sound wave, which is a mechanical wave. When it travels from water to air (two different medium), it bends towards the normal too. But it is not an electromagnetic wave.

So, refraction is only sufficient to tell whether it is a wave or not, but not the kind of wave.

(2) is wrong. Similarly, sound reflects when it meets a polished metal surface too. So, it is insufficient to tell.

(3) is correct. Between the Sun and the Earth, there is no any medium but vacuum. Only electromagnetic wave can travel in vacuum. So, this can tell light is an electromagnetic wave.

參考: Physics king


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