Young's Double Slit

Cards (6)

  • Young's double slit proved light was a wave
  • Moving slits closer to screen results in brighter and closer fringes
  • Decreasing slit separation increases the fringe separation
  • A longer wavelength means larger fringe separation
  • Diffraction is the spreading of waves
  • A narrower slit means a wider diffraction pattern, so more maxima are visible