Question

Another name for destructive interference is

Answer 1

Another name for destructive interference, would be cancellation. This is synonymous as during cancellation, the period of the wave and the amplitudes would be inverse of each other, resulting in cancellation.

Answer 2

Answer : Destructive interference = cancellation

Explanation :

When two light waves superimpose on each other, the light gets distributed. This phenomenon is known as the interference of light. The condition for the interference is that there should be a zero phase difference between two waves.

There are two conditions for the interference of the light:

1. Constructive interference
2. Destructive interference

Another name of destructive interference is cancellation. This is due to the reason that the amplitude of both waves in these type gets canceled and the intensity of the light decreases.

Hence, the correct option is (A).