Question

What is the best description of the destructive interference of light?

A. A mechanical wave meets an electromagnetic wave

B. Two waves have displaced in opposite directions

C.two waves have the same direction of displacement

D. A longitudinal wave meets a transverse light wave

(It is B)

Answer 1

The crest of one wave overlaps with the trough of another.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

B. Two waves have displaced in opposite directions

Step-by-step explanation:

Interference occurs when two waves meet at a point in space. When this occurs, two extreme conditions can occur:

- if the two waves are in phase (=displacement in the same direction), the amplitude of the resultant wave is equal to the sum of the amplitudes of the two waves:

A = A1 + A2

and this condition is called constructive interference

- if the two waves are in anti-phase (=displacement in opposite directions), the amplitude of the resultant wave is equal to the difference of the amplitudes of the two waves:

A = |A1 - A2|

and this condition is called destructive interference. Note that if A1=A2, the amplitude of the resultant wave is zero.