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Indicate true or false in each of the following statements: 1. light waves of th

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Question

Indicate true or false in each of the following statements:

1. light waves of the same phase are coherent
2. the reflected component of light travelling from one medium into another of higher refractive index will not undergo a phase change relative to the incoming light
3. destructive interference occurs when two waves overlap with the same phase
4. fluorescent lights are a source of coherent light
5. a phase difference of 720 degrees produces the same effect in interferences terms as a path difference of two wavelengths

Explanation / Answer

Answers:

1) False

2) False

3) False

4) False

5) True