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COMEDK · Physics · 26. Wave Optics

In a single slit diffraction experiment, for slit width '\(\alpha\)' the width of the central maxima is '\(\beta\)'. If we double the slit width then the corresponding width of the central maxima will be:

  1. A \(\beta\)
  2. B \(\dfrac{\beta}{2}\)
  3. C \(4 \beta\)
  4. D \(2 \beta\)
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(B) \(\dfrac{\beta}{2}\)

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The angular width of the central maximum in a single slit diffraction experiment is given by the formula \(\theta = \dfrac{2\lambda}{a}\), where \(a\) is the slit width and \(\lambda\) is the wavelength of light. The linear width of the central maximum on a screen at a distance…