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The idea that light can act like packets led to what new field on science?

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Light acting as 'packets' of exact amounts of energy (a particle-like quality) called quanta led to the development of quantum mechanics. Light also has wave qualities (wavelength, frequency, amplitude) which is referred to as particle-wave duality.

Answer is quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics deals with light and really small particles