Q.

A beam of light of wavelength  500nm  from a distant source falls on a single slit 2.00mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 4m  away.  Then distance between the first dark fringes on either side of the central fringe is

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a

2.4mm

b

1.2mm

c

3.6mm

d

2mm

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Wavelength λ=500nm=500×109m

Source distance a=2mm=2×103m

Distance of the screen D=4m

    β=λDa

      =5×107×42×103=1mm

y=2β=2mm

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