To observe diffraction,the size of the obstacle

  • A
    has no relation to wavelength.
  • B
    should be $ \lambda / 2 $,where $ \lambda $ is the wavelength.
  • C
    should be much larger than the wavelength.
  • D
    should be of the order of wavelength.

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