In single-slit diffraction
A) the central maximum is about as wide as the other maxima.
B) the slit width must be less than one wavelength for a diffraction pattern to be apparent.
C) the central maximum is about twice as wide as the other maxima.
D) the intensities of successive maxima are roughly the same, falling off only gradually as one goes away from the central maximum.
E) the central maximum is much narrower than the other maxima.

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The central maximum in single-slit diffraction is indeed about twice as wide as the side maxima. This is a characteristic feature of the diffraction pattern produced by a single slit.

In Single-Slit Diffraction