Yellow light is used in a single slit diffraction experiment with a slit width of $0.6 \, mm$. If the yellow light is replaced by $X$-rays,then the pattern will reveal:

  • A
    That the central maxima is narrower
  • B
    No diffraction pattern
  • C
    More number of fringes
  • D
    Less number of fringes

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