Diffraction is shown by:
AOnly sound waves
BOnly water waves
CAll types of waves
DOnly light waves
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. All types of waves
1. Bending round obstacles is a property of waves in general.
2. Sound, light, water and matter waves all do it.
3. So all types of waves diffract.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Physics Part II, Chapter 10, Wave Optics._
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