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How the single slit central maximum depends on slit width, wavelength and screen distance

This type of question, asked 7 times: May 2022 S1, 9 May 2024 S1, 10 May 2024 S2, 11 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S1, 15 Apr 2026 S1, 20 Apr 2026 S2. All 7 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    34
    A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single narrow slit. The angular width of the central maximum in the resulting diffraction pattern

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  2. Question 2

    9 May 2024 S1

    45
    In a single slit experiment, the width of the slit is doubled. Which one of the following statements is correct?

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  3. Question 3

    10 May 2024 S2

    14
    A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single narrow slit. The angular width of the central maximum in the resulting diffraction pattern

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  4. Question 4

    11 May 2024 S1

    32
    In the experiment of diffraction due to a single slit, if the slit width is decreased, the width of the central maximum

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  5. Question 5

    14 May 2024 S1

    9
    If I0I_0 is the intensity of the principal maximum in the single slit diffraction pattern, then what will be the intensity when the slit width is doubled?

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  6. Question 6

    15 Apr 2026 S1

    142
    When the distance of separation between the slit and screen is doubled, the angular separation between fringes in single slit diffraction pattern experiment

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  7. Question 7

    20 Apr 2026 S2

    142
    In diffraction experiment from single slit, the angular width of the central maxima does NOT depend upon

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