In a double-slit experiment, it is observed that the distance between adjacent maxima on a remote screen is 1 cm. What happens to the distance between adjacent maxima when the slit separation is cut in half?
A) It increases to 2 cm.
B) It decreases to 0.5 cm.
C) It increases to 4 cm.
D) It decreases to 0.25 cm.
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