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In a double slit experiment, instead of taking slits of equal widths, one slit is made twice as wide as the other then in the interference pattern.

A

the intensity of both the maxima and minima increases

B

the intensity of the maxima increases and the minima has zero intensity

C

the intensity of the maxima decreases and that of minima increases

D

the intensity of the maxima decreases and the minima has zero

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