Physics A-Level
Evidence for Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light
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The measured speed agreed with the speed of light, supporting Maxwell’s prediction that light is an electromagnetic wave.
Topics that use Evidence for Maxwell’s electromagnetic theory of light
- Electromagnetic waves (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Electromagnetic spectrum
- Electromagnetic wave
- Electromagnetic waves
- Experimental generation and detection of radio waves
- Measurement of speed using v = fλ
- Polarisation
- Blocking condition
- Finite speed
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