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A beam of light of wavelength 600nm from a distant source falls on a single slit 1mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2m away. The distance between the first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is

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a

2.4 cm

b

1.2 mm

c

1.2 cm

d

2.4 mm

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

x=λDd=600×109×21×103=12×104m

Distance between first minima on either side of central maxima

=2x=24×104m=2.4mm

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