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Viewing a bulb filament through a slit, which colour shows wider fringes?
ABlue
BViolet
CGreen
DRed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Red
Fringe positions scale with wavelength, and red has a longer wavelength than blue, so its fringes are wider.
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