Consider an experiment where we send monochromatic light to a distant screen through a single narrow slit. The distance between adjacent dark fringes in the diffraction pattern displayed on the screen
-The width of the slit increases.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains the same

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When the width of the slit increases, the diffraction pattern becomes narrower, meaning the distance between adjacent dark fringes decreases. This is because the diffraction pattern's width is inversely proportional to the slit width.

Consider an Experiment Where We Send Monochromatic Light to a Distant