If a Sheet Containing a Single Slit Is Heated (Without

question 53

Multiple Choice

If a sheet containing a single slit is heated (without damaging it) and therefore expands, what happens to the angular location of the first-order diffraction minimum?

• A) It moves away from the centerline.
• B) It moves toward the centerline.
• C) It doesn't change.

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