Question 337: Wave Optics

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A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single narrow slit. The angular width of the central maximum in the resulting diffraction pattern

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Width of central maximum $$\mathrm{W}_{\mathrm{c}}=2\left[\frac{\lambda \mathrm{D}}{\mathrm{a}}ight]$$
$$\Rightarrow \mathrm{W}_{\mathrm{c}} \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{a}}$$
$$	herefore \quad$$ Angular width of principal maximum decreases with increase in width of the slit.

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increases with increase of slit width.

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decreases with increase of slit width.

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decreases with decrease of slit width.

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may increase or decrease with decrease of slit width.

Wave Optics

A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single narrow slit. The angular width of the central maximum in the resulting diffraction pattern

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