What is the relationship between the slit width and the angular width of the central maximum in single-slit diffraction?
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What is the relationship between the slit width and the angular width of the central maximum in single-slit diffraction?
Directly proportional
Inversely proportional
Independent
Exponential
The angular width of the central maximum is inversely proportional to the slit width; as the slit width increases, the angular width decreases.
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Q: What is the relationship between the slit width and the angular width of the central maximum in single-slit diffraction?
Solution: The angular width of the central maximum is inversely proportional to the slit width; as the slit width increases, the angular width decreases.
