Question
Explain two features to distinguish between the interference pattern in Young's double slit experiment with the diffraction pattern obtained due to a single slit.
Solution
| Interference pattern | Diffraction pattern |
| 1) All fringes are of equal width. | 1) The width of central maxima is twice the width of higher order band. |
| 2) Intensity of all bright bands is equal. | 2) The intensity goes on decreasing for a higher order of diffraction bands. |
