Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Diffraction

Diffraction — practice question

Which statement gives an example of light diffraction?

  • Athe addition of the amplitudes of two beams of light which are in phase
  • Bthe change in direction of a beam of light when passing from air into water
  • Cthe separation of a beam of white light into a spectrum of colours using a prism
  • Dthe spreading of a beam of light as it passes through a small hole

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