JEE Main 2024 — Wave Optics Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift
Question
In a single slit diffraction pattern, a light of wavelength 6000 is used. The distance between the first and third minima in the diffraction pattern is found to be when the screen in placed away from slits. The width of the slit is _________ .
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For minima
( is small so is small, hence )

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