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Learn about diffraction of sound, electromagnetic radiation, and small moving particles.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., publisher.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Diffraction.
Genre:
Short films.
Educational films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (2 minutes)
Place of Publication:
Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2019.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
EB in-house video: Diffraction is the spreading of waves around obstacles. It is a property of all wave motion, including sound, electromagnetic radiation (light, X rays, and gamma rays), and small moving particles (atoms, neturons, and electrons).
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2022).
OCLC:
1340917216

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