A-LevelPhysicsWavesMay/June 2015Paper 1 Q281 Mark
A pattern of waves was observed without being able to view the source of the waves. The pattern is represented in the diagram. [Figure showing a series of curved wavefronts, some dashed ("region of minimum intensity") and some solid ("region of maximum intensity"), indicative of an interference pattern.]
Acoherence only
Bdiffraction and interference
Cdiffraction only
Dinterference only
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