Practice - Diffraction
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Practice Questions
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What is diffraction?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to a wave when it hits an edge.
What happens to waves with longer wavelengths?
💡 Hint: Consider how wave size and opening size relate.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is diffraction?
💡 Hint: Think about how waves interact with obstacles.
Longer wavelengths diffract more than shorter wavelengths.
💡 Hint: Consider how wave size interacts with gaps.
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Challenge Problems
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A light source emits waves with a wavelength of 600 nm through a slit that is 0.3 mm wide. Predict how the diffraction pattern would change if the slit width is decreased to 0.1 mm.
💡 Hint: Consider how a narrower slit changes the path and behavior of the waves.
Explain why diffraction patterns vary across different wavelengths of light when passed through the same opening.
💡 Hint: Think about how wavelength interacts with the physical dimensions of an opening.
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