Screen distance at which the width of the single slit central maximum equals the slit width
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Question 1
9 May 2024 S2
12Light of wavelength is incident on a slit of width . The resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen at a distance . The linear width of the principal maximum is then equal to the width of the slit if equalsTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
19 Apr 2025 S1
40In a Fraunhofer diffraction, light of wavelength ' ' is incident on slit of width ' '. The diffraction pattern is observed on a screen placed at a distance ' '. The linear width of central maximum is equal to two times the width of the slit, then ' ' has valueTap an option to check your answer.
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15 Apr 2026 S1
143Light of wavelength is incident on a single slit of width 'a' and the distance between slit and screen is D. In diffraction pattern, if slit width is equal to the width of the central maximum then D is equal toTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
15 Apr 2026 S2
143Light of wavelength is incident on a single slit of width 'a' and the distance between slit and screen is 'D'. In diffraction pattern, if slit width is equal to the width of the central maximum then 'D' is equal toTap an option to check your answer.