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Diffraction pattern of a single slit consists of a central bright band which is

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wide, and is flanked by alternate dark and bright bands of decreasing intensity

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narrow, and is flanked by alternate dark and dright bands of equal intensity

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wide, and is flanked by alternate dark and bright bands of equal intensity

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narrow, and is flanked by alternate-dark and bright bands of decreasing intensity

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