The figures below represent interference fringes. The distances from the screen to the slits is the same for each figure, and the planes of the screen and the slits are parallel. Which figure(s) represent(s) slits with the smallest spacing d between the slits? The white spaces represent the interference maxima.

A. I.
B. II.
C. III.
D. IV.
E. V.


Answer: E

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