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What happens to the separation of the bright bands in a two-slit interference pattern if the slits are made narrower but their separation remains the same?
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When light passes through two slits, it creates an interference pattern on a screen. This pattern consists of bright and dark bands. The bright bands are the result of constructive interference, where the waves from the two slits are in phase and add together. Show more…
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