Wave-particle duality is a theory which describes that light has both wave and particle nature. The key difference between wave and particle nature of light is that the wave nature of light explains that light can behave as an electromagnetic wave, whereas the particle nature of light explains that light consists of particles called photons.

Moreover, according to the scientists, Francesco Maria Grimaldi and Sir Isaac Newton, who first noted these two natures of light, Francesco Maria Grimaldi observed the diffraction of light and stated that light has behaviour of waves, while Sir Isaac Newton found that when a prism splits sunlight into different colours, the periphery of the shadows created was extremely sharp and clear which led him to state the particle nature of light.


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