Imagine we have an adjustable slit that we can make wider or narrower. If we shine light of a fixed intensity on the slit, and then crank the slit so its width decreases (while keeping other things the same), will the light at the center of the central peak on the display screen (A) remain the same, (B) get brighter, or (D) get dimmer?

A. Remain the same
B. Get brighter
D. Get dimmer


D. Get dimmer

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A.

0.

B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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If you made a plot of open clusters on a star map, they would be

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A) 120 m/s. B) 110 m/s. C) 100 m/s. D) 98 m/s. E) 91 m/s.

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