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Conditions of diffraction is

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(a) `a/lambda=1`

B

(b) `a/lambdagt gt1`

C

(c) `a/lambdalt lt1`

D

(d) None of these

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For diffraction size of the obstacle must be of the order of wavelength of wave, i.e., `a~~lambda`
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