Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Wave Optics

Question:

Light of wavelength 6328 Å is incident normally on a slit of width 0.2 mm. Angular width of the central maximum on the screen will be

Options:

0.9°

0.18°

0.54°

0.36°

Correct Answer:

0.36°

Explanation:

$a\,\sin θ=nλ$

$\sin θ=\frac{nλ}{a}=\frac{6328×10^{-10}×1}{0.2×10^{-3}}$

$= 3164 × 10^{–6}\, rad = 0.003164\, radian$

∴ Angular width = 2θ

$=2×0.003164×\frac{180°}{π}=0.36°$