Question #N334
The passage describes a time when scientists were struggling to understand the nature of light. Scientists knew that light traveled in a straight line, but they were unsure of what light actually was. Some scientists believed that light was a wave, while others believed that light was a particle. The passage states that the discovery of the wave-particle duality of light provided a new understanding of the nature of light, but it also states that this discovery “did not provide a complete or final answer” to the question of what light is. What is the most likely reason why the passage states that the discovery of the wave-particle duality of light did not provide a complete or final answer to the question of what light is?
What is the most likely reason why the discovery of the wave-particle duality of light did not provide a complete or final answer to the question of what light is?Correct Answer is: B
The passage states that the discovery of the wave-particle duality of light was a significant step forward in understanding the nature of light, but it also states that this discovery did not provide a complete or final answer to the question of what light is. This suggests that the discovery is a step on a path to a more complete understanding of light. Thus, the most likely reason why the passage states that the discovery of the wave-particle duality of light did not provide a complete or final answer is that there is still much that is not known about light.