In His Double-Slit Experiment, Thomas Young Used Just a Single

question 168

Multiple Choice

In his double-slit experiment, Thomas Young used just a single color of light. Suppose he had used a mixture of two colors. What result would he have obtained?

• A) The two waves would have canceled each other out, and he would have seen nothing. This is why he used only one color.
• B) Two patterns would have formed, one on each color, exactly on top of each other.
• C) Two similar patterns would have formed with the light of the shorter wavelength forming the more closely spaced pattern.
• D) Two similar patterns would have formed with the light of the longer wavelength forming the more closely spaced pattern.

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