Oh but it is. When they encounter sharp edges, light and sound
behave exactly the same ... in terms of their wavelengths.
• DIFFRACTIONDIFFRACTION has 1meaning:When light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
No.
Bends and spreads out.When waves of any kind, sound, light electromagnetic radiation hit a gap in a barrier that is on the same scale as the wavelength then diffraction will occur. Diffraction is the bending of the wave and this appears as circular waves when we observe this effect with water.A common diffraction grating can be seen on a CD or DVD. The light spreads and we see this as different colours.
Bends and spreads out.When waves of any kind, sound, light electromagnetic radiation hit a gap in a barrier that is on the same scale as the wavelength then diffraction will occur. Diffraction is the bending of the wave and this appears as circular waves when we observe this effect with water.A common diffraction grating can be seen on a CD or DVD. The light spreads and we see this as different colours.
They never do.
No, radiant energy and sound waves are not the same. Radiant energy refers to electromagnetic radiation such as light and heat, while sound waves are mechanical waves that require a medium, such as air or water, to propagate.
Sound waves are an example of Longitudinal waves. They are waves in which the particle is displaced in a parallel direction to the direction of velocity of the wave. They are formed by a compression and expansion of particles.sound is an example for longitudinal wavesound waveLongitudinal waves, also known as "l-waves", are waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of travel of the wave.
Sound waves do not exhibit phenomena such as polarization, which is characteristic of electromagnetic waves. Additionally, sound waves do not demonstrate refraction in the context of light, as they require a medium and cannot travel through a vacuum. Furthermore, sound waves do not experience interference in the same way that light waves do, although they can interfere constructively or destructively when they overlap. Lastly, sound cannot be emitted or absorbed in discrete packets (quanta) like photons in light waves.
Sound waves are longitudinal waves, which means they oscillate in the same direction as their propagation. Therefore, sound waves do not exhibit polarization like transverse waves, such as light waves.
I fear you're confused - BUT : The Doppler effect is similar for both sound waves and electromagnetic radiation (light, radar).
That is correct. Polarization is possible only when the direction of vibration is perpendicular to the direction of the wave travel, such is in light. In sound waves, the direction of vibration (compression) is the same direction as the direction of the travel of the sound wave, and therefore polarization is not possible.
'Radio' waves are physically and electrically identical to light waves except for their frequency (wavelength), and they travel at the same speed as light does.