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Question
State the conditions when only the penumbra of an opaque object is obtained on the screen.
Solution
If the size of the source of light is bigger than the size of the opaque object, the size of the umbra is very small. If the screen is moved away from the object, the umbra vanishes and only the penumbra remains.
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