Hey guys,
I came across this question, Question 4b ii in the 2003 May/June Physics paper 2. It says
Describe the effect, if any, on the separation and on the maximum brightness of the fringes when the following changes are made:
1. the distance D is increased to 2D, keeping a and lambda constant.
2. the wavelength lambda is increased to 1.5 lambda, keeping a and D constant.
Ok i know what happens to the separation for both the questions but for maximum brightness the answers say it will become less bright in both occasions. Could someone explain to me why the brightness decreases cause i thought the brightness of a fringe is only affected by the width of the slits in the Double slit experiment.
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Would appreciate the answer as soon as possible, i got the physics paper 2 tomorrow
Thanks a lot.