Increasing the Wavelengths in a Double-Slit Experiment Has What Effect

question 33

Multiple Choice

Increasing the wavelengths in a double-slit experiment has what effect on the position of maxima on a screen at fixed distance?

• A) none
• B) maxima get closer together
• C) maxima get farther apart
• D) maxima get cancelled by minima
• E) maxima pass minima on the screen

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