Which of these waves will diffract the most when passing through a 20 cm wide opening in a barrier?

a. a wave with a wavelength of 25 cm
b. a wave with a wavelength of 2 cm
c. a wave with a wavelength of 0.05 cm
d. none of these waves will diffract at all


A

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