What Happens in the Double- Slit Experiment with Electrons If

question 58

Multiple Choice

What happens in the double- slit experiment with electrons if we place an electron detector just behind one of the slits?

• A) This provides no information concerning which slit each electron comes through, and has no effect on the pattern formed on the screen.
• B) This tells us which slit each electron comes through, and has no effect on the pattern formed on the screen.
• C) We can then predict the precise point at which the electron will strike the screen.
• D) This tells us which slit each electron comes through, but it also changes the pattern formed on the screen.
• E) This provides no information concerning which slit each electron comes through, but it does change the pattern formed on the screen.

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