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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Wave Optics

Question:

The half angular width of the central bright maximum in Frauhoffer diffraction pattern, for a slit of width 1.2 × 10-3 mm illuminated by monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm is :

Options:

$\frac{\pi}{12}$

$\frac{\pi}{6}$

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{\pi}{6}$

Explanation:

As we know that in franhaufer diffraction 

$sin\theta = \frac{\lambda}{a}$

where θ is the half angular width of the central maximum.

Given that $\lambda = 6\times 10^{-7}m , a = 1.2\times 10^{-6}m$

$\Rightarrow sin\theta = \frac{ 6\times 10^{-7}}{1.2 \times 10^{-6}} = 0.5 = 30^o$

$\theta = \frac{\pi}{6}$