What Do We Mean When We Say That Two Light

question 64

Multiple Choice

What do we mean when we say that two light rays striking a screen are in phase with each other?

• A) They alternately reinforce and cancel each other.
• B) They are traveling at the same speed.
• C) They have the same wavelength.
• D) When the electric field due to one is a maximum, the electric field due to the other is also a maximum, and this relation is maintained as time passes.

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