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Light of wavelength 550 nm falls normally on a slit of width 22.0×10-5 cm. The angular position of the second minima from the central maximum will be (in radians):
PhysicsWave OpticsJEE MainJEE Main 2018 (15 Apr)
Options:
  • A π4
  • B π8
  • C π12
  • D π6
Solution:
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The correct answer is: π6

asinθ=2λ,  2nd dark

sinθ=2λa=2×550×10922×107θπ6 rad

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