Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Interference

Interference — practice question

A laser beam of red light with a single wavelength is incident on a double slit. An interference fringe pattern is seen on a flat screen placed parallel to the double slit. Which change would increase the separation between the interference fringes on the screen?

  • ADecrease the distance from the double slit to the screen.
  • BDecrease the separation of the slits.
  • CReplace the red light with blue light.
  • DReplace the red light with green light.

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