When the distance between the slit and the screen is doubled,what happens to the angular separation between the fringes in a slit diffraction experiment?

  • A
    First increases and then decreases
  • B
    Remains same
  • C
    Increases
  • D
    Decreases

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$(I)$ The central maxima is twice as wide as the secondary maxima.
$(II)$ The intensity of secondary maxima decreases as we move away from the central maxima.
$(III)$ The width of the central maxima is independent of the slit width.
$(IV)$ The intensity of the central maxima is the same as that of the secondary maxima.

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