WJEC AS Physics 2420QS · 2.5(d)
Two-source interference
- Code
- 2.5(d)
- In
- 2.5 Wave Properties
- Topic
- 2 AS Unit 2: Electricity and Light
- Course
- AS Physics 2420QS
- Board
- WJEC
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Points in 2.5 Wave Properties
- 2.5(a) Diffraction occuring when waves encounter slits or obstacles
- 2.5(b) Little diffraction at large gaps
- 2.5(c) Diffraction and slit width
- 2.5(d) Two-source interference
- 2.5(e) The historical importance of Young’s experiment
- 2.5(f) The principle of superposition, giving appropriate sketch graphs
- 2.5(g) Path difference and interference
- 2.5(h) Young's double slit equation
- 2.5(i) The diffraction grating equation
- 2.5(j) Diffraction gratings compared with Young's slits
- 2.5(k) Coherent sources
- 2.5(l) Examples of coherent and incoherent sources
- 2.5(m) Conditions for observing two-source interference
- 2.5(n) The differences between stationary and progressive waves
- 2.5(o) Stationary waves as superposition