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What limitation does the corpuscular model of light have?

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Wave-particle duality

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What limitation does the corpuscular model of light have?.

  1. A.It cannot explain reflection.
  2. B.It cannot account for the wave nature of light.
  3. C.It does not consider the speed of light.
  4. D.It cannot explain the photoelectric effect.

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  • It cannot account for the wave nature of light.

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The corpuscular model fails to explain phenomena such as interference and diffraction, which are characteristic of wave behavior, highlighting its limitations.

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