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Physics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2025 · Paper 14 · Question 26

9702Diffraction

A student makes a sound at point R near a building. A second student, standing at point S around the corner of the building, hears the sound. The building is a solid structure and there are no other structures nearby. Which effect best explains how the student at point S is able to hear the student at point R?

  1. Adiffraction
  2. Binterference
  3. Cpolarisation
  4. Dreflection

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Correct answer: A. diffraction

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