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diffraction

[noun]

The bending or spreading of waves when they meet an obstruction.


Appears in modules:

  • Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
  • Creativity in Science How scientists decide what to study
  • Defining Minerals Composition and crystal structure
  • Description in Scientific Research Observations and multiple working hypotheses
  • DNA II The structure of DNA
  • Lipids Composition, structure, and function
  • The Nature of Light Particle and wave theories
  • The Periodic Table of Elements V Periodicity
  • The Silicate Minerals The silica tetrahedron and Earth's most common minerals
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