130. Green light is passed through two narrow slits and forms a pattern of bright and dark lines on a screen. The phenomena primarily responsible for this pattern is A. refraction B. reflection C. polarization D. interference

130. Green light is passed through two narrow slits and forms a pattern of bright and dark lines on a screen. The phenomena primarily responsible for this pattern is A. refraction B. reflection C. polarization D. interference

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Green light is passed through two narrow slits and forms a pattern of bright and dark lines on a
screen. The phenomena primarily responsible for this pattern is
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C. polarization D. interference

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