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Chapter 17, Problem 7CQ
In a double-slit interference experiment, interference fringes are observed on a distant screen. The width of both slits is then doubled without changing the distance between their centers.
a. What happens to the spacing of the fringes? Explain.
b. What happens to the intensity of the bright fringes? Explain.
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