Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Energy conservation

Energy conservation — practice question

A light wave travels through a single slit, producing a diffraction pattern. As the wave is diffracted, what happens to its frequency and its speed?

  • Afrequency decreases; speed increases
  • Bfrequency increases; speed decreases
  • Cfrequency no change; speed decreases
  • Dfrequency no change; speed no change

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