When You Look at a Single Slit Diffraction Pattern Produced

question 38

Multiple Choice

When you look at a single slit diffraction pattern produced on a screen by light of a single wavelength, you see a bright central maximum and a number of maxima on either side, their intensity decreasing with distance from the central maximum. If the width of the slit is increased,

• A) the pattern shrinks in size. (central maximum less wide; other maxima in closer to it)
• B) the pattern increases in size. (central maximum wider; other maxima farther from it)
• C) it does not affect the size of the pattern.
• D) the width of the central maximum increases, but the other maxima do not change in position or width.
• E) the width of the central maximum decreases, but the other maxima do not change in position or width.

Identify failures of critical thinking and understand their consequences.

Discuss the importance of fair-mindedness and reasoning in critical thinking.

Understand the transition from agrarian to industrial economies in America during the 19th century.

Identify the geographic and demographic shifts in America from 1815 to 1860.

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