Successive bright fringes in an interference pattern result from
A)equal-length distances from the slits.
B)distance from the slits successively increasing one wavelength at a time.
C)destructive interference.
D)none of the above

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Successive bright fringes occur when the path difference between the light waves from the two slits increase by one wavelength (λ) at a time. This creates constructive interference and a bright fringe. The path difference between the slits increases by λ for each successive bright fringe.

Successive Bright Fringes in an Interference Pattern Result from