If the width of the slit in single slit diffraction experiment is doubled, then the…
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Wave Optics
If the width of the slit in single slit diffraction experiment is doubled, then the central maximum of diffraction pattern becomes
- broader and brighter
- sharper and brighter
- sharper and fainter
- broader and fainter.
Answer
(B) sharper and brighter
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