In a Young’s double-slit arrangement

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In a Young’s double-slit arrangement, the slit separation is halved while the wavelength of light and the distance between the slits and the screen remain unchanged. How does the fringe width β\beta on the screen change? (a) It becomes half. (b) It remains unchanged. (c) It becomes double. (d) It becomes four times.

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