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Monochromatic light beam passed through two narrow slits form a pattern of bright and dark lines on a screen. The phenomena causing this pattern is:

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Polarization

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Interference

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Intensity

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Solution

The correct option is D Interference
The waves pass through the double-slit and interfere with each other, creating nodes and antinodes on the screen, which we see as alternating bright and dark lines.

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