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What is diffraction?

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Diffraction of light is the phenomenon of bending of light ray at the sharp edge of the obstacle placed in its path. Because of diffraction of light due to a single slit, a central bright spot is formed at the center of the screen and the intensity of light decreases as the distance from the center increases.

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