In a Young's double-slit experiment the center of a bright fringe occurs wherever waves from the slits differ in the distance they travel by a multiple of:
A) a fourth of a wavelength
B) a half a wavelength
C) a wavelength
D) three-fourths of a wavelength
E) none of the above

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In Young's double-slit experiment, a bright fringe occurs when the path difference between the waves from the two slits is an integer multiple of the wavelength, leading to constructive interference.

In a Young's Double-Slit Experiment the Center of a Bright