Question

The angular width of the central maximum of the diffraction pattern in a single slit (of width a) experiment, with λ as the wavelength of light, is ______.

Options

• `(3lambda)/(2"a")`

• `lambda/(2"a")`

• `(2lambda)/"a"`

• `lambda/"a"`

Answer 1

The angular width of the central maximum of the diffraction pattern in a single slit (of width a) experiment, with λ as the wavelength of light, is `underlinebb((2lambda)/"a")`.