Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Diffraction

Diffraction — practice question

Continuous water waves pass through a gap in a barrier in a ripple tank and are diffracted. Which change would make the diffraction of the waves greater?

  • Aincreasing the frequency of the waves
  • Bincreasing the width of the gap
  • Creducing the wavelength of the waves
  • Dreducing the width of the gap

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