Which best explains how the diffraction pattern observed in Young’s experiment supports the wave theory of light?

In Young’s double-slit experiment, light passing through the two slits spreads out, and the resulting waves overlap. Where the waves reinforce each other, bright bands form; where they cancel, dark bands form. This interference pattern supports the wave theory of light, so the best choice is “The pattern was caused by the interference of waves.”

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