10 Questions
What happens when light falls on obstacles or small apertures comparable to the wavelength of incident light?
The light bends around the corners of the obstacles or apertures
What effect does diffraction have on the spreading of light?
It causes the light to spread
What is Huygens's principle related to diffraction?
Each point on the wave front becomes a source of secondary disturbance and sends secondary wavelets
What is the behavior of light when trying to form a ray through a narrow slit?
Diffraction always causes light to spread
What does diffraction limit in geometrical optics?
Defeats efforts to produce a narrower beam through a narrow slit
What is the term for the bending of light when it encounters obstacles or small apertures comparable to the wavelength of incident light?
Diffraction
What happens to the spreading of light when the slit through which light passes becomes narrower?
The spreading increases
According to Huygens's principle, what becomes a source of secondary disturbance on the wave front?
Each point on the wave front
What type of optics does diffraction limit?
Geometrical optics
What is the term for the envelope formed by the secondary wavelets according to Huygens's principle?
Tangential surface
Test your knowledge of diffraction with this quiz! Explore the concept of light bending around obstacles and apertures, and its departure from straight line propagation. See how diffraction challenges the principles of geometrical optics.
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