WJEC A-level Physics A420QS · C3.2(e)
The historical importance of Young’s experiment
- Code
- C3.2(e)
- In
- C3.2 Wave Properties
- Topic
- C3 Component 3: Light, Nuclei and Options
- Course
- A-level Physics A420QS
- Board
- WJEC
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Points in C3.2 Wave Properties
- C3.2(a) Diffraction occuring when waves encounter slits or obstacles
- C3.2(b) Little diffraction at large gaps
- C3.2(c) Diffraction and slit width
- C3.2(d) Two-source interference
- C3.2(e) The historical importance of Young’s experiment
- C3.2(f) The principle of superposition, giving appropriate sketch graphs
- C3.2(g) Path difference and interference
- C3.2(h) Young's double slit equation
- C3.2(i) The diffraction grating equation
- C3.2(j) Diffraction gratings compared with Young's slits
- C3.2(k) Coherent sources
- C3.2(l) Examples of coherent and incoherent sources
- C3.2(m) Conditions for observing two-source interference
- C3.2(n) The differences between stationary and progressive waves
- C3.2(o) Stationary waves as superposition