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EM Waves: Structure and Interference Patterns
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- 1Term for waves added togetherSuperposition
- 2Identical waves in anti-phase undergo ________ when added togetherDestructive interference
- 3Every point on a wavefront creates a new waveletHuygen's principle
- 4EM waves _____ require a physical mediumdo not
- 5In thin-film interference, the waves constructively interfere when...2t = mλ, where m is any integer
- 6distance between bright spots in a double slit experiment...y = mLλ/d
- 7In thin-film interference, a pi-shift occurs whenThe light enters a medium where it must travel slower.
- 8The EM spectrum includesgamma rays, X-Rays, ultraviolet, infrared, visible light, microwaves, and radio waves
- 9The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately299,792,458 m/s
- 10EM waves are made up ofand oscillating electric field perpendicular to an oscillating magnetic field.
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