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Q58MHT CET 2021 · 22 SEP · SHIFT 1Easy

Diffraction at a Single Slit

The width of central maximum of a diffraction pattern on a single slit does not depend upon

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Answer: (a)

  1. Linear width of central maximum W=2DλaW = \dfrac{2D\lambda}{a}, where DD is the slit-to-screen distance.
  2. It depends on λ\lambda (and hence on frequency, since λ=c/ν\lambda = c/\nu) and on slit width aa.
  3. The source-to-slit distance does not appear (parallel beam).
  4. So the working gives (c) distance between slit and source.
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