Wave Optics - Result Question 30

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32. A beam of light of $\lambda=600 nm$ from a distant source falls on a single slit $1 mm$ wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen $2 m$ away. The distance between first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is:

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3e0f7ab6f6a50373c3f2dbda6ca2533482a77bed:content/english/neet-pyq-chapterwise/physics/wave-optics/wave-optics—result-question-30.md (a) $1.2 cm$

(b) $1.2 mm$

(c) $2.4 cm$

(d) $2.4 mm$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 32. (d)

Solution:

(d) Given: $D=2 m ; d=1 mm=1 \times 10^{-3} m$

$\lambda=600 nm=600 \times 10^{-6} m$

Width of central bright fringe $(=2 \beta)$ $=\frac{2 \lambda D}{d}=\frac{2 \times 600 \times 10^{-6} \times 2}{1 \times 10^{-3}} m$

$=2.4 \times 10^{-3} m=2.4 mm$