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Principle of Superposition

When the inte...

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When the interference occurs with coherent sources, _ of the superimposing
waves add like _.

A

amplitudes, scalars

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B

amplitudes, vectors

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intensities, vectors

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intensities, scalars

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The correct option is B
amplitudes, vectors

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