A beam of light passes through a narrow slit and produces a diffraction pattern. What happens to the width of the central maximum if the slit width is decreased? (2019)
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A beam of light passes through a narrow slit and produces a diffraction pattern. What happens to the width of the central maximum if the slit width is decreased? (2019)
It increases
It decreases
It remains the same
It becomes zero
According to the diffraction principle, as the slit width decreases, the width of the central maximum increases.
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Q: A beam of light passes through a narrow slit and produces a diffraction pattern. What happens to the width of the central maximum if the slit width is decreased? (2019)
Solution: According to the diffraction principle, as the slit width decreases, the width of the central maximum increases.
