Question

Nature of the wavefoont
originaling from a
point source of light olo fine distance is​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) The wave front originating from a point source is spherical in shape. It is because, the locus of all such points, which are equidistant from the point source, is a sphere.

ii) The wave front originating from a line source is cylindrical in shape. It is because, all the points, which are equidistant from the linear source, lie on the surface of a cylinder