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Question 28

Plane waves through a narrow gap emerge as circular waves. This phenomenon is known as

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

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
2017
Question no.
#28
Type
Objective
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