Asked by hoovan

2 horizontal black lines with a small space between them have an arrow pointing down to the space between them. Below the space 7 arrows spread out evenly from the space.
Which wave interaction is shown by the diagram?

absorption
diffraction
reflection
refraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Diffraction.

The diagram shows a wave encountering a narrow slit and then spreading out into many directions — a textbook example of diffraction (wave bending/spreading after passing through an aperture).