In Young's experiment,
A)each slit acts as a line source.
B)an interference pattern is observed on a screen placed behind the slits.
C)interference maxima occur at angles such that the path difference is an integral number of wavelengths.
D)interference minima occur when the path difference is one half wavelength or any odd number of half wavelengths.
E)all of the above are correct.

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All of the statements A, B, C, and D are correct in describing Young's experiment. Each slit acts as a line source, creating two coherent wavefronts that interfere with each other to form an interference pattern on a screen placed behind the slits. The interference maxima occur at angles where the path difference between the two wavefronts is an integral number of wavelengths, while the interference minima occur at path differences of one half wavelength or any odd number of half wavelengths.

In Young's Experiment