A Single Slit Is Opened in an Opaque Barrier

question 63

Multiple Choice

A single slit is opened in an opaque barrier.Light is shone through the slit and the diffraction pattern is observed.If the slit is decreased in size to half its original size,by what factor does the width of the central diffraction maximum change?

• A) decreases by a factor four
• B) Doubles
• C) Halves
• D) Increases four times

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