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Light is incident on very thin parallel slits and an interference pattern is formed on a screen a distance away. The number of slits is increased while the separation of two consecutive slits stays the same. Which is correct as N increases?
(a)The number of secondary maxima decreases
(b)The intensity of secondary maxima increases
(c)The primary maxima become narrower
(d)The distance between the central maximum and the first primary maximum to the side increases

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Important Questions on Wave Phenomena (HL)
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Monochromatic light of wavelength in air is incident on a rectangular piece of glass of refractive index 1.60 that is coated by a thin layer of magnesium fluoride of refractive index 1.38.
Copy and complete this diagram by drawing the paths of the two rays, originating with the incident ray, that will interfere in the eye of an observer looking down on the glass from above.

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