As the width of the slit producing a single-slit diffraction pattern is slowly and steadily reduced (always remaining larger than the wavelength of the light),the diffraction pattern
A)slowly and steadily gets wider.
B)slowly and steadily gets brighter.
C)does not change because the wavelength of the light does not change.
D)slowly and steadily gets narrower.
E)None of these is correct.

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As the width of the slit decreases, the diffraction pattern becomes wider due to the increased spreading of light waves. This is a fundamental principle of wave optics, where the diffraction pattern's width is inversely proportional to the slit width.

As the Width of the Slit Producing a Single-Slit Diffraction