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COMEDK · Physics · 26. Wave Optics

A light having wavelength \(6400^{\circ} \mathrm{A}\) is incident normally on a slit of width \(2 \mathrm{~mm}\). Then the linear width of the central maximum on the screen kept \(2 \mathrm{~m}\) from the slit is :

  1. A 2.4 mm
  2. B 2.4 cm
  3. C 1.28 cm
  4. D 1.28 mm
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(D) 1.28 mm

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The width of the central maximum in a single slit diffraction pattern is given by the formula \(w = \dfrac{2 \lambda D}{a}\), where \(\lambda\) is the wavelength of light, \(D\) is the distance of the screen from the slit, and \(a\) is the width of the slit. Given values are:…