# Optical Phenomena and Properties of Materials notes

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- [Electromagnetic Waves and Visible Light: Revision](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/physical-sciences/notes/optical-phenomena-and-properties-of-materials/electromagnetic-waves-and-visible-light-revision) — Electromagnetic Waves and Visible Light You already know that light is a form of energy that travels in waves. But visible light is only a tiny part of a much bigger family of waves called the…
- [The Photoelectric Effect](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/physical-sciences/notes/optical-phenomena-and-properties-of-materials/the-photoelectric-effect) — The Photoelectric Effect In the early 1900s, scientists discovered something that classical wave theory could not explain: when light of the right frequency shines on a metal surface, electrons are…

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