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Transcribed Image Text:15. Which statement is not evidence for the wave-particle duality of light?
Light travels at a constant speed in the vacuum of space.
Objects appear bent or broken when viewed through a glass of water.
Electrons in specific locations around a nucleus emit specific wavelengths of light when they are excited.
Electrons in gases can be excited with an electric current.
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