Q. Which phenomena shows the particle nature of light?
Answer: Photoelectric effect
Notes: The phenomena such as interference, diffraction, and polarization can only be explained when light is treated as a wave whereas photoelectric effect, line spectra, and the production and scattering of x rays demonstrate the particle nature of light. The photoelectric effect supports a particle theory of light in that it behaves like an elastic collision (one that conserves mechanical energy) between two particles, the photon of light and the electron of the metal.

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