If the distance between the slits in Young's two-slit experiment is decreased, which one of the following statements is true of the interference pattern?

A) The distance between the maxima stays the same.
B) The distance between the maxima decreases.
C) The distance between the minima stays the same.
D) The distance between the minima increases.
E) Impossible to tell without knowing the wavelength of light in use.


D

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