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Young's double slit Experiment
Question

 A screen is placed at a certain distance from a narrow slit which is illuminated by a parallel beam of monochromatic light. If the wavelength of light used in the experiment is X, and d is the width of the slit, then angular width of central maximum will be

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Solution

In case of single slit, the intensity falls to zero on both sides of central maximum at an angleθ, given by d sin θ =λ where d = width  and θ is angular separation  between  central maximum and first minimum on either side.
So. 2 θ = will be the angular width of central maximum   Hence  θ=sin1(λ^/d) or 2θ=2sin1(λ/d)

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