statement 1: When a tiny circular obstacle is placed in the path of light from some distance, a bright spot is seen at the center of the shadow of the obstacle. statement 2: Destructive interference occurs at the center of the shadow.
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If both statement 1 and statement 2 are true but statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
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If both statement 1 and statement 2 are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of statement 1
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C
If statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false
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If both the statement 1 and statement 2 are false
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If statement 2 is true but statement 1 is false
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Solution
The correct option is C If statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false A bright spot is found at the centre of circular fringe patterns formed due to diffraction of light at the edge of circular obstacles. This bright spot is due to constructive interference there by secondary wavelets.