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A diffraction pattern is obtained by using a beam of red light. If the red light is replaced by the blue light
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bands will be narrower
The width of the fringe in diffraction, $\beta=\frac{D \lambda}{d}$ Hence, when the red light is replaced by blue light, the wavelength decreases which means that the fringe width decreases and band will be narrower.
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