What type of wave front is produced by:  (i) Point source of li

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What type of wave front is produced by: 

(i) Point source of light (ii) Line source of light


i) Point source of light: If the waves propagates in all direction then wavefront is spherical and radial line of rays obtained.

ii) Line source of light: For the linear light since, the wavefronts are cylindrical. 

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