differnce between diffraction and scattering

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differnce between diffraction and scattering

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Could you please help me with the difference between the two phenomena? I know scattering of light is when light "bounces back" towards various directions after "hitting" an obstacle. I've read that diffraction is a special case of scattering when waves interfere to produce some of pattern.
Any clearer distinction?
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Re: differnce between diffraction and scattering

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Hell Chemstud,

If this is your science project, please tell us more about the project - what are your hypotheses and describe your experimental design for collecting the data to test those hypotheses? This will help the experts here help you with your questions. Thank you.
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