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Question 28

A wave travelling from water to glass suffers a change in its speed at the common boundary. Which of the following properties explains this observation?

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

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
2004
Question no.
#28
Type
Objective
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