Multiple Choice
Each pattern shown below would appear on a screen when monochromatic light first passes through a narrow slit of width a and then strikes a screen.The darkest areas on the page represent the brightest areas on the screen.In which case is the slit illuminated with light of the longest wavelength?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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