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Does diffraction take place at the Young's double slit?

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(i). Yes. Diffraction occur in the double slit experiment. (ii) The wavefront is diffracted as it passes through each of the slits. (iii) The diffraction causes the wavefronts to spread out as if they are coming from light sources located at the slits. (iv) These two wavefronts overlap and interference occurs.
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