Physics: In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To maintain the same fringe spacing on the screen, the screen-to-slit distance D must be changed to:
A. D/2
B. D/√2
C. D√2
D. 2D
E. 4D

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In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To maintain the same fringe spacing on the screen, the screen-to-slit distance D must be changed to:
A. D/2
B. D/√2
C. D√2
D. 2D
E. 4D

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D

Physics

In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the slit separation is doubled. To maintain the same fringe spacing on the screen, the screen-to-slit distance D must be changed to: A. D/2 B. D/√2 C. D√2 D. 2D E. 4D

D

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