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Sri asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 3 months ago

Can anyone answer my practice question?

The blue light of wavelength 450 nm passes through a single slit with a width of

1.5 x 10^-5m. What is the angle to the third secondary maximum that appears on the screen? 

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    3 months ago
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    For constructive interference and a single slit,

    D*sinΘ = (2n+1)*λ/2

    where D = slit width and n = # of the secondary maximum

    So here, 1.5e-5m * sinΘ = (2*3+1)*450e-9m / 2

    sinΘ = 0.105 → → → Θ = 6.0º

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