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Question 11

Parallel water waves in a ripple tank are diffracted as they pass through a gap in a barrier.

Three changes that can be made to this experiment are:

  1. Decrease the frequency of the wave generator.
  2. Decrease the width of the gap.
  3. Increase the amplitude of the waves.

Which changes will cause the diffracted waves to be more curved (spread out more)?

A

1, 2 and 3

B

1 and 2 only

C

2 and 3 only

D

1 only

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