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What phenomenon can be explained by the wave nature of light?
What phenomenon can be explained by the wave nature of light?
What type of pattern is produced when light passes through a narrow slit and creates a diffraction pattern on a screen?
What type of pattern is produced when light passes through a narrow slit and creates a diffraction pattern on a screen?
According to Huygens’s principle, what does each portion of the slit act as?
According to Huygens’s principle, what does each portion of the slit act as?
What is observed at θ = 0˚ in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?
What is observed at θ = 0˚ in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?
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What is responsible for creating the diffraction pattern when light passes through a narrow opening onto a screen?
What is responsible for creating the diffraction pattern when light passes through a narrow opening onto a screen?
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What other types of waves exhibit the property of diffraction, similar to light?
What other types of waves exhibit the property of diffraction, similar to light?
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What is seen at the center of the diffraction pattern when light passes through a narrow slit?
What is seen at the center of the diffraction pattern when light passes through a narrow slit?
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What type of pattern is seen on the screen when light passes through a narrow opening and creates a Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?
What type of pattern is seen on the screen when light passes through a narrow opening and creates a Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?
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What type of pattern is observed along the axis at θ = 0˚ in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?
What type of pattern is observed along the axis at θ = 0˚ in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern?
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