A pulse in a more dense medium is traveling towards the boundary of a less dense medium. Medium 1 Medium 2 More Dense Less Dense The wave will O a. only transmit to medium 2 O b. produce interference O c. only reflect to medium 1 O d. reflect as well as transmit from the boundary of two media

A pulse in a more dense medium is traveling towards the boundary of a less dense medium. Medium 1 Medium 2 More Dense Less Dense The wave will O a. only transmit to medium 2 O b. produce interference O c. only reflect to medium 1 O d. reflect as well as transmit from the boundary of two media

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Chapter36: Wave Optics

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Interference of Light

The word "constructive" signifies addition in interference. Constructive interference occurs when the path of the waves that start from the slit differs by 1 entire wavelength or in the intervals of the same. Hence, the waves that are presented on the screen are in phase (crest to crest/trough to trough). The waves interfering constructively forms bright fringes on the screen.

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A pulse in a more dense medium is traveling towards the boundary of a less dense
medium.
Medium 1
Medium 2
More Dense
Less Dense
The wave will
O a. only transmit to medium 2
O b. produce interference
only reflect to medium 1
O d. reflect as well as transmit from the boundary of two media

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