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COMEDK · Physics · 26. Wave Optics

A beam of light of wavelength \(600 \mathrm{~nm}\) from a source falls on a single slit \(1 \mathrm{~mm}\) wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen \(2 \mathrm{~m}\) away. The distance between the first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is

  1. A \(2.4 \mathrm{~cm}\)
  2. B \(2.4 \mathrm{~mm}\)
  3. C \(1.2 \mathrm{~mm}\)
  4. D \(1.2 \mathrm{~cm}\)
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(B) \(2.4 \mathrm{~mm}\)

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Given \(\lambda=600 \mathrm{~nm}=600 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{~m}\) \[ D=2 \mathrm{~m}, d=1 \mathrm{~mm}=1 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m} \] The distance of first dark fringe from central bright fringe,…