When a thin metal plate is placed in the path of one of the interfering beams of light in a Young's double-slit experiment,what happens to the interference pattern?

  • A
    Fringe width increases
  • B
    Fringes disappear
  • C
    Fringes become brighter
  • D
    Fringes become blurred

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