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Physics · 2023 · 1 mark
CBSE 2023 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q14
According to Huygens principle, the amplitude of secondary wavelets is
According to Huygens principle, the amplitude of secondary wavelets is
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maximum in the forward direction and zero in the backward direction.
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