JEE Main 2022 — Wave Optics Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift
Question
Sodium light of wavelengths 650 nm and 655 nm is used to study diffraction at a single slit of aperture 0.5 mm. The distance between the slit and the screen is 2.0 m. The separation between the positions of the first maxima of diffraction pattern obtained in the two cases is ___________ 105 m.
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Step-by-step explanation
Condition for diffraction maximum is
For first Maxima,
Since is very less, so
For the two cases given
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