Single-Slit Diffraction: a Slit of Width 0

question 46

Multiple Choice

Single-slit diffraction: A slit of width 0.010 mm has light of frequency 5.0 × 10¹⁴ Hz passing through it onto a screen 60 cm away. How wide is the central maximum? (c = 3.00 × 10⁸ m/s)

• A) 0.12 cm
• B) 7.2 cm
• C) 1.8 cm
• D) 3.6 cm
• E) 0.90 cm

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