Physics

Physics

Problem

a. Light of wavelength 550 nm550\,\text{nm} falls normally on a single slit of width 0.20 mm0.20\,\text{mm}. Calculate the highest order diffraction minimum that can be observed within ∣θ∣≤30∘|\theta| \le 30^{\circ}. (Take sin⁡30∘=0.5\sin 30^{\circ}=0.5.) b. Hence, state the total number of diffraction minima (excluding the central maximum) that lie in the angular range −30∘-30^{\circ} to +30∘+30^{\circ}."

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