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Define Coherence |
Coherence is when two waves are in phase and have the same frequency and wavelength |
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What was Young's double slit experiment? |
A single light is shone through a double slit which creates constructive and destructive interference creating a pattern |
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What occurs when white light is used instead of monochromatic light? |
A bright central maximum and first order and second order rainbows further out |
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Why does an interference pattern still occur with one slit? |
Light diffracts through the gap where the waves then constructively and destructively interfere |
