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	Project title	Young's experiment and the dual nature of light
	Difficulty Level	High school
	Project page	Click here to view this science project
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Light has a dual nature: it has the characteristics of both waveforms and particles. This science project was conducted in order to help us better understand the dual nature of light. This paper explains the double split experiment which is also known as Young's experiment, and how the experiment demonstrates the waveform nature of light.
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1. Two small slits are made in the middle of the first sheet of cardboard. The cardboard sheets are placed on the newspaper stack before they are cut. This will prevent the table from being damaged. The slit should be 1 mm x 5 mm. The slits are parallel to each other and 5mm apart. Only one slit about 1 mm x 5 mm is made in the middle of the second sheet of cardboard. 2. The experiment is set up as illustrated in figure 1. The light source is placed in front of the cardboard sheet and the .....

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