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Central bright fringe

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The brightest band at the center of a single-slit diffraction pattern, located at the midpoint between the first-order minima.

AP course connection

Topic 14.7: 14.7 Diffraction

Unit 14

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