Which statement best describes the ideas of two scientists who studied properties of light? newton and maxwell had similar ideas about light being made of particles. hertz extended maxwell’s idea that light is produced by the interaction of electric and magnetic fields. young supported newton’s idea of the wave theory of light after observing light spread out in all directions. huygens agreed with maxwell that light has properties of both particles and waves.

Hertz extended Maxwell’s idea that light is produced by the interaction of electric and magnetic fields.

Hertz extended Maxwell’s idea that light is produced by the interaction of electric and magnetic fields.

Explanation:

According to Maxwell electromagnetic waves propagated perpendicular to the direction of the oscillating mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic field. This electromagnetic disturbance could move through vacuum with the speed of light and had wave like properties.

Hertz designed experiments which proved Maxwell's idea: the electromagnetic nature of light.