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chads108

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In a single-slit diffraction experiment, the width of the slit through which light passes is reduced. What happens to the width of the central bright fringe in the resulting diffraction pattern?
 
  A) It stays the same.
  B) It becomes narrower.
  C) It becomes wider.

Question 2

In a double-slit experiment, it is observed that the distance between adjacent maxima on a remote screen is 1.0 cm. What happens to the distance between adjacent maxima when the slit separation is cut in half?
 
  A) It increases to 2.0 cm.
  B) It increases to 4.0 cm.
  C) It decreases to 0.50 cm.
  D) It decreases to 0.25 cm.
  E) None of these choices are correct.


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Laurenleakan

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


chads108

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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