In 1670, Isaac Newton Performed a Crucial Experiment on the Nature

question 112

Multiple Choice

In 1670, Isaac Newton performed a crucial experiment on the nature of light when he

• A) proved mathematically that light could be described by oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
• B) demonstrated that white light was made up of colors that could be split by a prism and that these colors were not produced by the glass through which the light passed.
• C) showed that a prism through which light passed added a spectrum of colors to the light.
• D) demonstrated the wave nature of light by passing light through two slits and obtaining a pattern of bright and dark bands on a screen that he ascribed to interference between the two beams.

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