Physics 0625 · IGCSE · General properties of waves

General properties of waves — practice question

Four students A, B, C and D investigate how water waves diffract as they pass through a gap. Each student chooses a different gap width and a different wavelength for the water waves. Which student generates the waves with the greatest diffraction?

  • Agap size $2.0\,\text{cm}$, wavelength $1.8\,\text{cm}$
  • Bgap size $3.0\,\text{cm}$, wavelength $2.1\,\text{cm}$
  • Cgap size $4.0\,\text{cm}$, wavelength $2.0\,\text{cm}$
  • Dgap size $5.0\,\text{cm}$, wavelength $0.9\,\text{cm}$

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