What is the nature of electromagnetic radiation

Nature of electromagnetic radiation.


     Light is an important form of radiant energy . According to Newton's corpuscular theory , light is composed of steam of particles called corpuscles of light . The nature of light expand well in some of the experimental data such as refraction and reflection of light . But , it is failed to explain the phenomenon of diffraction and interference . Therefore corpuscular theory was rejected and it was proposed that the transmission of light takes place in the form of transverse waves.
     A wave is a sort of disturbance which originates from a vibrating source . It is analogous to a water wave . It travels as a continuous sequence of alternating crest and troughs . The wave travel through space at right angle to the vibratory motion of object .
The tops of the wavy curve are called crest and the bottom is called through.

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