In a double slit experiment, it is observed that the distance between adjacent maxima on a remote screen is 1 cm. What happens to the distance between adjacent maxima when the slit separation is cut in half? It increases to 4 cm. It reduces to 0.25 cm It increases to 2 cm. It reduces to 0.5 cm.

In a double slit experiment, it is observed that the distance between adjacent maxima on a remote screen is 1 cm. What happens to the distance between adjacent maxima when the slit separation is cut in half? It increases to 4 cm. It reduces to 0.25 cm It increases to 2 cm. It reduces to 0.5 cm.

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In physics, the term diffraction is defined as the bending of light around the corners of the obstacle. As a light ray passes by an aperture, it bends around the edges or through slits, it spreads out through a narrow opening. The diffracted light will produce fringes of bright and dark or colored bands which are labeled as a diffraction pattern.

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In a double slit experiment, it is observed that the distance
between adjacent maxima on a remote screen is 1 cm.
What happens to the distance between adjacent maxima
when the slit separation is cut in half?
It increases to 4 cm.
It reduces to 0.25 cm
It increases to 2 cm.
It reduces to 0.5 cm.

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