why is diffraction common in sound but not in light?
why is diffraction common in sound but not in light?
prasanjeet kumar , 11 Years ago
Grade 8
Wave Optics> wave...
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Arun Kumar
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
Hello Student,
Sound waves have much larger wavelengths and the objects can be further apart to create the diffraction for sound.
This is not in the case of light waves.
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Arun Kumar
Btech, IIT Delhi
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