If a Sheet Containing a Single Thin Slit Is Heated

question 18

Multiple Choice

If a sheet containing a single thin slit is heated (without damaging it) and therefore expands, what happens to the width of the central bright diffraction region on a distant screen?

• A) It gets wider.
• B) It gets narrower.
• C) It doesn't change.

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