What do diffraction and refraction have in common?
They both involve interference.
They both involve wave interactions.
They both involve reflection.
They both involve construction.
1 answer
Both diffraction and refraction have wave interactions in common. Both phenomena result from the interaction of waves with a boundary or obstacle. Diffraction occurs when waves encounter an obstacle or aperture and spread out or bend around it, while refraction occurs when waves change direction as they pass from one medium to another, due to a change in their speed. Both diffraction and refraction involve the bending or change in direction of waves due to their interaction with an external factor.