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The bending of light about corners of an obstacle is called

A

Reflection

B

Diffraction

C

Refraction

D

Interference

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Assertion: To observe diffraction of light the size of obstacle/aperture should be of the order of 10^-7m . Reason: 10^-7m is the order of wavelength of visible light.

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