Which phenomenon provides evidence that light

has a wave nature?

(1) emission of light from an energy-level

transition in a hydrogen atom

(2) diffraction of light passing through a narrow

opening

(3) absorption of light by a black sheet of paper

(4) reflection of light from a mirror

Verified Answer :

Answer:

(2) diffraction of light passing through a narrow  opening

Explanation:

As we know that when light passes through a small opening then the wavefront that passes  through small opening will behave like a combination of large number of point sources.

Each point source will emit a wave and due to superposition of all such waves we can observe a pattern of maximum and minimum on the screen.

this is given by the equation

\(a sin\theta = N\lambda\)

so here we can say that the correct answer will be

(2) diffraction of light passing through a narrow  opening