In a single-slit diffraction experiment, the wavelength is doubled while the screen distance is reduced to half. The slit width remains unchanged. What happens to the linear width of the central maximum?

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In a single-slit diffraction experiment, the wavelength is doubled while the screen distance is reduced to half. The slit width remains unchanged. What happens to the linear width of the central maximum?

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