Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Interference

Interference — practice question

In a two-source interference experiment, light with a single frequency falls on a double slit. The light waves emerging from the slits are coherent. What does coherent mean?

  • AThe waves are in phase.
  • BThe waves have a constant phase difference.
  • CThe waves have the same amplitude.
  • DThe waves interfere constructively wherever they overlap.

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