As the Width of the Slit Producing a Single-Slit Diffraction

question 89

Multiple Choice

As the width of the slit producing a single-slit diffraction pattern is slowly and steadily reduced (always remaining larger than the wavelength of the light) ,the diffraction pattern

• A)slowly and steadily gets wider.
• B)slowly and steadily gets brighter.
• C)does not change because the wavelength of the light does not change.
• D)slowly and steadily gets narrower.
• E)None of these is correct.

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