In Single-Slit Diffraction

Multiple Choice

In single-slit diffraction

A) the central maximum is about as wide as the other maxima.
B) the slit width must be less than one wavelength for a diffraction pattern to be apparent.
C) the central maximum is about twice as wide as the other maxima.
D) the intensities of successive maxima are roughly the same, falling off only gradually as one goes away from the central maximum.
E) the central maximum is much narrower than the other maxima.