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Date November 2013 Marks available 1 Reference code 13N.1.HL.TZ0.15
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Question number 15 Adapted from N/A

Question

The intensity distribution of monochromatic light passing through a narrow slit and then incident on a screen is shown below.

When the slit width is reduced which diagram shows the new intensity distribution? Diagrams are drawn to the same scale as the original.

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 9: Wave phenomena » 9.2 – Single-slit diffraction

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