BRAINCAKEDiffraction Grating
A diffraction grating is a plate with closely spaced parallel slits ruled on it.
A parallel beam of monochromatic light directed normally.
Light passing through each slit is diffracted.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Diffraction
- The spreading out of waves as they pass through a gap or around an obstacle.