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Question 28

The change of the direction of a wave-front because of a change in the velocity of the wave in another medium is called

  • A.refraction
  • B.reflection
  • C.diffraction
  • D.interference
  • E.dispersion
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1988
Question no.
#28
Type
Objective
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