What happens to the diffraction pattern of a single slit

Chapter 27, Problem 16Q

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What happens to the diffraction pattern of a single slit if the whole apparatus is immersed (a) water, (b) a vacuum, instead of in air.

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Problem 16Q

What happens to the diffraction pattern of a single slit if the whole apparatus is immersed (a) water, (b) a vacuum, instead of in air.

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a)

    is fringe width

      is the distance from the slits to screen

d         is the width of the openning

      is the wavelength of the light.

The fringe width in difraction

         

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