At the First Minimum Adjacent to the Central Maximum of a Single-Slit

question 17

Multiple Choice

At the first minimum adjacent to the central maximum of a single-slit diffraction pattern the phase difference between the Huygens wavelet from the top of the slit and the wavelet from the midpoint of the slit is:

• A)"\(\pi\)/8 rad"
• B)"\(\pi\)/4 rad"
• C)"\(\pi\)/2 rad"
• D)"\(\pi\)rad"
• E)"3\(\pi\)/2 rad"

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