Asked by wholemelt

A wave hits an object as shown.

2 vertical black lines with a small space between them have an arrow pointing left to the space between them. To the right of the space 3 arrows spread out evenly from the space.

Which kind of wave interaction is shown?

absorption
diffraction
refraction
reflection

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Diffraction.

The waves passing through the small gap spread out afterward — characteristic of diffraction (bending/spreading of waves at an aperture).