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C3 activity: Single slit diffraction

Single slit diffraction occurs when a wave passes through a gap in a barrier. Here you will understand how Huygens' construction leads to the single slit diffraction pattern, observe how the diffraction pattern is affected by changing λ and slit width and derive the equation for the first minimum. Topics: single slit diffraction n2kLevels: AHLNumber of flashcards: 16 Doing this at home? This is difficult to do...

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