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In the straight-ahead direction (q = 0) in single-slit diffraction, which of the following is observed on the screen?
 a. a maximum double in width to the adjacent maxima
  b. a minimum double in width to the adjacent minima
  c. a maximum equal in width to the adjacent maxima
  d. a minimum equal in width to the adjacent minima

Question 2

Helium-neon laser light (l = 632.8 nm) is sent through a single slit of width 0.41 mm. What is the width of the central maximum on a screen 1.0 m in back of the slit? (1 nm = 10-9 m)
 a. 5.3 mm
  c. 3.1 mm
  b. 4.2 mm
  d. 2.0 mm



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