If the distance between the slits and the screen is increased in Young's two-slit experiment, which one of the following statements is true of the interference pattern?
A) The distance between the minima stays the same.
B) The distance between the minima decreases.
C) The distance between the maxima stays the same
D) The distance between the maxima increases.
E) Impossible to tell without knowing the wavelength of light in use.
D
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