DP Physics (last assessment 2024)
Question 23M.1.HL.TZ2.29
| Date | May 2023 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 23M.1.HL.TZ2.29 |
| Level | HL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ2 |
| Command term | Question number | 29 | Adapted from | N/A |
29.
[Maximum mark: 1]
23M.1.HL.TZ2.29
Monochromatic light is incident on a single slit to form a diffraction pattern on a screen. The width of the single slit is then halved.
What are the change in the width of the central maximum and the change in the maximum intensity of the pattern?
| Change in width of central maximum | Change in maximum intensity of pattern | |
| A. | decrease | increase |
| B. | decrease | decrease |
| C. | increase | decrease |
| D. | increase | increase |
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Markscheme
C