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4 May, 16:22

In a double-slit experiment, it is observed that the distance between adjacent maxima on a remote screen is 1.0 cm. what happens to the distance between adjacent maxima when the slit separation is cut in half?

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  1. 4 May, 16:37
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    As the displacement of the maxima is calculated with the equation

    (displacement) y = (m λD) / slit separation (d)

    halving the split separation doubles the displacement
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