Which property of light is illustrated by the fact that we cannot see around a corner ??
Class - 6 Physics
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The property of light that is illustrated by the fact that we cannot see light around a corner is Rectilinear propagation of light (which refers to the fact that light always travels in a straight line).
Answer:
The short wavelength. Sound has a very long wavelength so in diffraction it easily bends around corners. Visible light has submicron wavelengths. Accordingly you need to create very tiny obstructions or apertures to observe diffraction.
get a high quality led flashlight and make some cardboard slots with a razor blade. You will observe light showing up in spots where if it were a ray it would not.
the led flashlights made today have very nearly perfect parabolic reflectors and high coherence which means anybody can do some pretty fun stuff with diffraction.