Week 6 Flashcards

(3 cards)

1
Q

What limits the resolution of the eye under optimal conditions?

A

Diameter of the pupil

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2
Q

What is a diffraction grating?

A

a large number of equally spaced parallel adjacent slits

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3
Q

When light passes through a slit whose size is comparable to the wavelength of the light, the screen shows which of the following

A

bright spots due to constructive interference of light waves, and dark spots due to destructive intereference of light waves.

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