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The light from a monochromatic source is incident on a single slit and the resulting diffraction pattern is viewed on a screen. The graph shows the variation of the intensity with the distance on the - Physics

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The light from a monochromatic source is incident on a single slit and the resulting diffraction pattern is viewed on a screen. The graph shows the variation of the intensity with the distance on the screen.

The width of the slit is increased, keeping the intensity of the source the same. Which of the following graphs is correct? (The original curve is shown with a dashed line.)

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Solution

Explanation:

Slit width increases; hence, amplitude will increase, so intensity will also increase.

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