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Sun light filtering through a tree leave...

Sun light filtering through a tree leaves often makes circular patches on the ground because

A

The sun is round

B

The space through which light penetrates is round

C

Light is transverse in nature

D

Of diffraction effects

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The correct Answer is:
D
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