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Light can be described both as an electromagnetic wave and as quantized packets of energy called photons.
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Atoms, molecules, and solids exchange energy with radiation in discrete or collective processes.
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Photoelectric measurements, atomic spectra, and detectors that count individual photons demonstrate quantization, while interference and diffraction demonstrate wave behavior.