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A linear aperture whose width is 0.02 cm is placed immediately in front of a lens of focal length 60 cm. The aperture is illuminated normally by a parallel beam of wavelength 5×10-5 cm. The distance of the first dark band of the diffraction pattern from the centre of the screen is
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Options:
  • A 0.10cm
  • B 0.25cm
  • C 0.20cm
  • D 0.15cm
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 0.15cm

By the principle of single slit diffraction pattern

θ=λa=yf

y=fλa=60×5×10-50.02=0.15 cm

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