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Q. The bending of beam of light around corners of obstacles is called

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The phenomenon of bending of light around the corners of an obstacle/aperture of size comparable to the wavelength is called diffraction. Other waves, such as sound waves and water waves also have this property of spreading when passing through apertures or by sharp edges.