Manipal MET2012PhysicsWave Optics
A beam of light of wavelength 600 nm from a source falls on a single slit 1 mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2 m away. The distance between the first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fring is
Options
- A2.4 cm
- B2.4 mm
- C1.2 mm
- D1.2 cm
Correct answer
B. 2.4 mm
Step-by-step solution
The distance between the first dark (minima) fringes on either side of the central maximum is twice the fringe width of either maximum or minimum, i.e., aligned =2 D d & = 2 2 600 10⁻⁹ 1 10⁻³ & =2.4 10⁻³=2.4 ~mm aligned