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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Wave Optics

A diffraction pattern is obtained by using a beam of red light. If the red light is replaced by the blue light

  1. A bands will be narrower
  2. B bands become broader
  3. C no change in the width of the bands takes place
  4. D bands disappear
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(A) bands will be narrower

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The width of the fringe in diffraction, \(\beta=\frac{D \lambda}{d}\) Hence, when the red light is replaced by blue light, the wavelength decreases which means that the fringe width decreases and band will be narrower.