At the Second Minimum Adjacent to the Central Maximum of a Single-Slit

question 57

Multiple Choice

At the second minimum adjacent to the central maximum of a single-slit diffraction pattern the Huygens wavelet from the top of the slit is 180 ° out of phase with the wavelet from:

• A)a point one-fourth of the slit width from the top
• B)the midpoint of the slit
• C)a point one-fourth of the slit width from the bottom of the slit
• D)the bottom of the slit
• E)none of these

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