NEET 2019
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- Wave Optics
NEET 2019 · Physics · Wave Optics
Angular width of the central maxima in the Fraunhoffer diffraction...
Angular width of the central maxima in the Fraunhoffer diffraction for is . When the same slit is illuminated by another monochromatic light, the angular width decreases by . The wavelength of this light is
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Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
The angular width of central maxima is given by
2 where, = wavelength of light used
width of the slit
For (given)
For another light of wavelength (says), the angular wid th decreases by so,
2 \theta=\left(\frac{100-30}{100}\right) \theta_0=\frac{70}{100} \theta_0=0.7 \theta_0
As slit width is constant, so using Eq. (i) for these values, we get
$\begin{gathered}\frac{\theta_0}{0.7 \theta_0}=\frac{\lambda_1}{\lambda_2}\\
\Rightarrow \lambda_2=\lambda_1 \times0.7=6000 \times0.7=4200 Å
\end{gathered}