A Double-Slit Experiment Is Performed and Then Redone Using Slits $\theta$

question 52

Multiple Choice

A double-slit experiment is performed and then redone using slits of double the previous separation.Nothing else is changed.If the approximation sin $\theta$ $\approx$ $\theta$ holds,what happens to the angle between the maxima?

• A) it stays the same
• B) it doubles
• C) it quadruples
• D) it halves
• E) it quarters

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