Question

What is the difference between refraction and diffraction?

Answer 1

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DIFFRACTION:-> the bending of waves around the corners of an obstacle or aperture into the region of geometrical shadow of the obstacle .

REFRACTION:-> the change in the direction of the wave passing from one medium to another or from a gradual change in the medium .

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Answer 2

refraction means when the incident ray bent toward the normal this is refraction

diffraction refer to when a wave encounter an obstacle or slit