Answer
Red light diffracts the most. Blue light diffracts the least.
Work Step by Step
For an opening of a given size, diffraction is more pronounced for longer wavelengths.
This is discussed on page 548, and illustrated in Figure 29.11.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 29 - Think and Discuss - Page 561: 62
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