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In a single-slit diffraction experiment, the width of the slit is made half of the original width:

A

the width of the central maxima becomes double

B

the width of the maxima becomes half

C

the width of the central maxima becomes one fourth

D

the width of the central maxima becomes four times.

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A
Width `=(2f lambda)/a`
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