a) If the width of the single slit is increased, what happens to the width of the bright central region on the screen? That width ... increases                                            decreases                                           stays the same

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a) If the width of the single slit is increased, what happens to the width of the bright central region on the screen? That width ...

increases                                            decreases                                           stays the same

(b) If the separation between the openings in the double-slit is increased, what happens to the distance between the fringes on the screen? That distance ...

increases                                            decreases                                           stays the same

(c) If the distance between the double slit and the screen is increased, what happens to the distance between the fringes on the screen? That distance ...

increases                                            decreases                                           stays the same

(d) If the wavelength of the laser light is increased, what happens to the distance between the fringes on the screen? That distance ...

increases                                            decreases                                           stays the same

(e) If the entire apparatus is immersed in water, what would happen to the distance between the fringes on the screen? That distance ...

increases                                            decreases                                           stays the same

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