16 One of the two slits in a Young'sexperiment is painted over so that ittransmits only one-half the intensity ofthe other slit.As a result:O The interference pattern disappearsThe dark fringes get darker, but thebright fringes don't changeThere is no change to the interferencepatternThe dark fringes get brighter, and thebright fringes get darkerNone of theseThe bright fringes get brighter, but thedark fringes don't change

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One of the two slits in a Young's
experiment is painted over so that it
transmits only one-half the intensity of
the other slit.
As a result:
O The interference pattern disappears
The dark fringes get darker, but the
bright fringes don't change
There is no change to the interference
pattern
The dark fringes get brighter, and the
bright fringes get darker
None of these
The bright fringes get brighter, but the
dark fringes don't change

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