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In an interference experiment, the spacing between successive maxima or minima is
(Where the symbols have their usual meanings)

A

`mud //D`

B

`lambda D//d`

C

`dD//lambda mu`

D

`mu lambda d//4D`

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B
In an interference experiment the spacing between successive maxima and minima is called the fringe width and is given by
`beta = Dlambda//d`
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