What is the best description of the destructive interference of light?
The crest of one wave overlaps with the trough of another.
A longitudinal wave meets a transverse light wave.
The crests of two waves intersect.
A mechanical wave meets an electromagnetic wave.
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Destructive interference occurs when the maxima of two waves are 180 degrees out of phase: a positive displacement of one wave is cancelled exactly by a negative displacement of the other wave. The amplitude of the resulting wave is zero.
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