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Diffraction of waves
The spreading or bending of waves
as they pass through an aperture or
round the edge of a barrier.
The amount the wave bends depends
on the size of the aperture or barrier.
The smaller the aperture by
comparison , the more wave bends.
Diffraction of waves
When the diffraction of a wave
happened , the wavelength ,,the
frequency, f and the speed , v do not
change .
But the amplitude of the waves
decrease.
The direction of propagation and the
pattern of the wave change.
Diffraction of water waves
Hypothesis:
The angle of bent increases as the size of
aperture decreases
Aim of the experiment :
To investigate the relationship between the
angle of bent and the size of aperture
Variables in the experiment:
Manipulated variable: size of aperture
Responding variable: angle of bent
Fixed variable: frequency of vibrator
List of apparatus and materials:
Ripple tank, lamp, motor ,wooden bar , power
supply white paper , two pieces metal bar,metre
rule, protractor and mechanical stroboscope.
Arrangement of the apparatus:
The procedure of the experiment which
include the method of controlling the
manipulated variable and the method of
measuring the responding variable.
By using a metre rule , the width of the slit is
measured = a
The power supply is switched on to produce plane
waves which propagate towards the aperture.
The waves are freeze by a mechanical
stroboscope.
The waves are sketched on the screen.
By using a protractor , the angle of bent =
The experiment is repeated 5 times for with
different widths of slit.
Tabulate the data:
a
Hypothesis:
The wide of the middle bright fringe increases as the size
of slit decreases
Aim of the experiment :
To investigate the relationship the wide of the middle
bright fringe increases and the size of slit decreases