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5.6 - Diffraction
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5.6 - Diffraction
The spreading of waves when they pass through a gap
Greater spread
- Narrower gap
- Longer wavelength
Intensity
- Greatest at the central fringe
- Decreases with increasing distance from centre
- Outer fringes are the same width (on graph)
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- AS level Physics (Section 2/5.6/Diffraction) Mind Map on 5.6 - Diffraction, created by Michael Mee on 05/12/2016.
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