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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2024

Using monochromatic light for diffraction in a single slit of width 0.1 mm , with a central maximum of 5 mm width on a screen 50 cm away, the wavelength of light used is :

  1. A \(2.5 \times 10^{-7} m\)
  2. B \(4 \times 1 0 ^{- 7 } m\)
  3. C \(5 \times 1 0 ^{- 7 } ~ m\)
  4. D \(7.5 \times 10^{-7} m\)
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(C) \(5 \times 1 0 ^{- 7 } ~ m\)

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\(\lambda = \frac{Wa}{2D}\) \(\lambda = \frac{(5 \times 10^{-3} \text{ m})(0.1 \times 10^{-3} \text{ m})}{2(0.50 \text{ m})}\) \(\lambda = 5 \times 10^{-7} \text{ m}\)